Meaning of the word assess

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• assess — as‧sess [əˈses] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to make a judgement about a person or situation after considering all the information: • This information is needed to assess efficiency and effectiveness. assess that • The federal government… …   Financial and business terms

• assess — as·sess /ə ses/ vt 1: to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax) 2 a: to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate b: to subject to a tax, charge, or levy each property owner was assess ed an additional five dollars 3 …   Law dictionary

• Assess — As*sess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assessing}.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL. assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to assess, tax.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• assess — [v1] evaluate, determine appraise, apprise, assay, check*, check out*, compute, determine, dig it*, estimate, figure*, fix, gauge, guess, judge, nick*, peg*, rate, reckon, set, size*, size up, survey, take measure*, valuate, value, weigh; concept …   New thesaurus

• assess — (v.) early 15c., to fix the amount (of a tax, fine, etc.), from Anglo Fr. assesser, from M.L. assessare fix a tax upon, originally frequentative of L. assessus a sitting by, pp. of assidere to sit beside (and thus to assist in the office of a… …   Etymology dictionary

• assess — assay, appraise, value, evaluate, *estimate, rate Analogous words: *calculate, compute, reckon …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• assess — ► VERB 1) evaluate or estimate. 2) set the value of a tax, fine, etc. for (a person or property). DERIVATIVES assessable adjective assessment noun assessor noun. ORIGIN Old French assesser, from Latin assidere sit by (later levy tax) …   English terms dictionary

• assess — [ə ses′] vt. [ME assessen < OFr assesser < ML assessare, to impose a tax, set a rate < L assessus, pp. of assidere, to sit beside, assist in the office of judge < ad , to + sedere, to SIT] 1. to set an estimated value on (property,… …   English World dictionary

• assess — 01. We will use the first week of classes to [assess] your speaking ability. 02. The [assessment] of your language skills will include a speaking test and an essay assignment. 03. It may take weeks to [assess] the total damage caused by the… …   Grammatical examples in English

• assess — verb 1 form an opinion ADVERB ▪ fully ▪ accurately, correctly, properly ▪ carefully ▪ She carefully assessed the situation …   Collocations dictionary

• assess */*/ — UK [əˈses] / US verb [transitive] Word forms assess : present tense I/you/we/they assess he/she/it assesses present participle assessing past tense assessed past participle assessed 1) to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in… …   English dictionary

: to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)

: to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation

: to determine the importance, size, or value of

sports

: to charge (a player or team) with a foul or penalty

estimate, appraise, evaluate, value, rate, assess mean to judge something with respect to its worth or significance.

estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out.

estimated the crowd at two hundred

having their house appraised

evaluate a student’s work

a watercolor valued by the donor at $500

a highly rated restaurant

officials are trying to assess the damage

Cornell graduate student James Tanner spent three years in the early 1940s slogging southern swamps and bayous to assess where and how the species could be saved. By his reckoning, no more than twenty-four ivory-bills remained in the entire Southeast.


—John Terborgh, New York Review of Books, 26 Apr. 2007

When the training staff determined that Everett had no mobility below his neck, Cappuccino was waved onto the field. He performed a quick battery of tests to assess the severity of the injury, squeezing various parts of Everett’s body and asking him to respond.


—Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, 17 Dec. 2007

Tetlock found that his experts used a double standard: they were much tougher in assessing the validity of information that undercut their theory than they were in crediting information that supported it.


—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2005

Briefly, the way it works is this. Every time a hog is sold, the seller is assessed 40 cents per $100 of sale value to promote the consumption of pork.


—Warren R. Ross, UU World, Fall 2005

After the hurricane, officials assessed the town’s need for aid.

We need to assess whether or not the system is working.

Damage to the boat was assessed at $5,000.

The company was assessed $12 million in fines for polluting the river.

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—Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 25 Mar. 2023




Technology also enables collecting and sharing data or mapping the status of an area, to help assess the type, amount and location of post-disaster debris.


—Pinar Keskinocak, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2023




Projects that advance from the public sessions in the spring undergo technical analysis in the summer; during this phase, proponents meet with staff members at relevant city departments, who assess the projects’ feasibility and cost.


—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2023




Instead, officials have informed people of the hazards and how to safely assess and clean their homes.


—Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2023




The next step is fact-finding, in which experts will try to determine what the district can afford and assess the costs of the contract proposals from each side.


—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023




The lawmakers cited Russia’s extensive combat losses, estimated to be approaching 200,000 dead and wounded, and the Defense Department’s current plan to next assess its needs there in 2026.


—Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Mar. 2023




Scientists from Argentina and the US used CT scanning and 3D virtual reconstructions to assess how the nasal cavities were organized in both modern and fossilized mammals.


—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2023




Shortly after, a Ford Mustang also ran over Gutierrez and stopped to assess the scene and call the Peoria Police Department, according to police.


—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2023


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Etymology

Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from Latin, to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge — more at assize

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of assess was
in the 15th century

Other forms: assessed; assessing; assesses

Before you try to sell your car, you should ask an expert to assess its value — once you know what it’s worth, it’s easier to find a fair price. When you assess a matter, you make a judgment about it.

The verb assess has the general meaning of determining the importance or value of something. It also has a few specialized uses having to do with amounts of money, such as fines, fees, and taxes. It can mean to set the value of property for purposes of taxation, or to charge a person or business a tax or fee. Assess comes from Anglo-French usage, and is ultimately derived from the Latin verb assidēre, «to sit as a judge.»

Definitions of assess

1. verb

   evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

   synonyms:

   appraise, evaluate, measure, valuate, value

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   grade, mark, score

   assign a grade or rank to, according to one’s evaluation

   rate, value

   estimate the value of

   standardise, standardize

   evaluate by comparing with a standard

   reassess, reevaluate

   revise or renew one’s assessment

   censor

   subject to political, religious, or moral censorship

   praise

   express approval of

   blue-pencil, delete, edit

   cut or eliminate

   revalue

   value anew

   troll

   praise or celebrate in song

   salute

   express commendation of

   applaud

   express approval of

   exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim

   praise, glorify, or honor

   blandish, flatter

   praise somewhat dishonestly

   eulogise, eulogize

   praise formally and eloquently

   compliment, congratulate

   say something to someone that expresses praise

   gush, rave

   praise enthusiastically

   commend

   express approval of

   commend, recommend

   express a good opinion of

   advertise, advertize, promote, push

   make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

   puff, puff up

   praise extravagantly

   sonnet

   praise in a sonnet

   type of:

   evaluate, judge, pass judgment

   form a critical opinion of

2. verb

   estimate the value of (property) for taxation

   “Our house hasn’t been
   assessed in years”

   Synonyms:

   appraise, evaluate, measure, valuate, value

   evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

3. verb

   set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

4. verb

   charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

   Synonyms:

   tax

   set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)