assess
11assess */*/ — 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… …
12assess — as|sess W2S2 [əˈses] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: assesser, from Latin, past participle of assidere to sit beside, help in making judgments , from ad to + sedere to sit ] 1.) to make a judgment about a person or situation after… …
13assess — [[t]əse̱s[/t]] ♦♦♦ assesses, assessing, assessed 1) VERB When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgement about them. [V n] Our correspondent has been assessing the impact of the sanctions... [V n] The …
14assess — verb (T) 1 to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it: It s difficult to assess the effects of the new legislation just yet. | assess what/how etc: We ve tried to assess what went wrong. 2 to calculate the… …
15assess — [15] The literal meaning of Latin assidēre, ultimate source of assess, was ‘sit beside someone’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad ‘near’ and sedēre ‘sit’, a relative of English sit). This developed the secondary meaning ‘sit next… …
16assess — [15] The literal meaning of Latin assidēre, ultimate source of assess, was ‘sit beside someone’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad ‘near’ and sedēre ‘sit’, a relative of English sit). This developed the secondary meaning ‘sit next… …
17assess — assessable, adj. /euh ses /, v.t. 1. to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation. 2. to fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.): The hurricane damage was assessed at six million… …
18assess — as|sess [ ə ses ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in order to make a judgment: We tried to assess his suitability for the job. 2. ) to calculate what something costs or is worth: Our agent will assess …
19assess — [əˈses] verb [T] 1) to think about something carefully and make a judgment about it We tried to assess his suitability for the job.[/ex] Our agent will assess the value of your property.[/ex] assessment noun [C/U] 2) a clear assessment of the… …
20assess — as•sess [[t]əˈsɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) bus to estimate officially the value of (property) for tax purposes 2) bus to determine the amount of (damages, a fine, etc.) 3) bus to impose a tax or other charge on:to assess members for painting the clubhouse.… …
