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assess

[ uh-ses ]

verb (used with object)

  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 dollars.

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  3. to impose a tax or other charge on.
  4. to estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; evaluate:

    to assess one's efforts.

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assess

/ əˈɛ /

verb

  1. to judge the worth, importance, etc, of; evaluate
  2. foll by at to estimate the value of (income, property, etc) for taxation purposes

    the estate was assessed at three thousand pounds

  3. to determine the amount of (a fine, tax, damages, etc)
  4. to impose a tax, fine, etc, on (a person or property)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

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  • ·· verb (used with object)
  • un···· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of assess1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English assessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin “to assess a tax,” derivative of Latin assessus “seated beside (a judge)” (past participle of ŧ ), equivalent to as- “toward” + sed- (stem of ŧ “to sit”) + -tus past participle suffix; as-, sit 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of assess1

C15: from Old French assesser, from Latin ŧ to sit beside, from ŧ to sit
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None of the 46 areas assessed were found to be making "good" progress in adapting to climate change.

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The FA has continued to allow biological males to compete in the women's game if they show low enough testosterone levels and they are assessed by a match observer.

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Now, footage from two previous gigs is being assessed by counter-terrorism police in the UK.

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But the following caveat must always apply when assessing Donald Trump and his political fortunes: He has repeatedly broken the limitations, expectations, and force of the “conventional wisdom.”

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The sister of a head teacher who took her own life after her school was downgraded in an Ofsted inspection, has warned the proposed new system for assessing schools has the "same risks" as before.

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