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Assess Assessed əˈses Assessing Difficult Accurately Verb Environmental

Word3 assess
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /əˈses/ /əˈses/
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  • accurately assessing environmental impacts is very complex.
  • to assess a patient’s needs
  • it's difficult to assess the effects of these changes.
  • interviews allow you to assess the suitability of candidates.
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assess

(verb)/əˈses/ /əˈses/

    Verb Forms

  1. to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something
    • Accurately assessing environmental impacts is very complex.
    • to assess a patient’s needs
    • It's difficult to assess the effects of these changes.
    • Interviews allow you to assess the suitability of candidates.
    • She engaged a safety consultant to assess the risks.
    • Quality of life was assessed using a questionnaire.
    • The young men were assessed as either safe or unsafe drivers.
    • I'd assess your chances as low.
    • The committee assesses whether a building is worth preserving.
    • We are trying to assess how well the system works.

    Extra Examples

    • She carefully assessed the situation.
    • The new patient is assessed by the nursing staff.
    • The company has put great effort into assessing the needs of its customers.
    • The national curriculum involves assessing pupils at ages 7, 11, 14 and 16.
    • The tests are used to assess individual students' ability and knowledge.
    • The studies were independently assessed by several researchers.
    • She decided to get her daughter assessed for dyslexia.
    • A mountain guide is trained and assessed on five gruelling courses.
  2. to calculate the amount or value of something
    • They have assessed the amount of compensation to be paid.
    • Damage to the building was assessed at £40 000.

    Extra Examples

    • The Inland Revenue assessed the value of the paintings at £8 million.
    • It is very difficult to assess accurately the costs of corporate crime.
    • The legal costs have been assessed at $75 000.
    • It is difficult to assess the building's value properly without seeing it.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French assesser, based on Latin assidere ‘sit by’ (in medieval Latin ‘levy tax’), from ad- ‘to, at’ + sedere ‘sit’. Compare with assizes.
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