Assess
verb
To evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or value of something.
Teachers are always assessing their students' progress
Often appears as...
- assess a situation
- assess the damage
verb
To charge or ask someone to pay a specific amount as a tax, fee, or penalty.
The city decided to assess a 3% tax on alcoholic beverages
Often appears as...
- assess a tax
- assess a fine
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Technical
verb
To calculate or think about what will be required for a situation.
The engineers are assessing the work needed to repair the bridge
Often appears as...
- assess the costs
- assess the requirements
verb
To evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or value of something.
Teachers are always assessing their students' progress
Often appears as...
- assess a situation
- assess the damage
verb
To charge or ask someone to pay a specific amount as a tax, fee, or penalty.
The city decided to assess a 3% tax on alcoholic beverages
Often appears as...
- assess a tax
- assess a fine
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To calculate or think about what will be required for a situation.
The engineers are assessing the work needed to repair the bridge
Often appears as...
- assess the costs
- assess the requirements
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Judgment
Assessing often involves personal judgment or opinion, especially in contexts like education or performance reviews.
After watching the play, the critic assessed the actors' performances.
Pro Tip 2/3Ongoing Process
Assessment can be continuous, such as in a workplace where managers regularly assess employees' work.
The coach assesses the team's tactics after every game.
Pro Tip 3/3Broad Applications
The verb 'assess' is used across various fields, from education to business to healthcare.
The doctor assessed the patient's symptoms before making a diagnosis.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Judgment
Assessing often involves personal judgment or opinion, especially in contexts like education or performance reviews.
After watching the play, the critic assessed the actors' performances.
Pro Tip 2/3Ongoing Process
Assessment can be continuous, such as in a workplace where managers regularly assess employees' work.
The coach assesses the team's tactics after every game.
Pro Tip 3/3Broad Applications
The verb 'assess' is used across various fields, from education to business to healthcare.
The doctor assessed the patient's symptoms before making a diagnosis.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Judgment
Assessing often involves personal judgment or opinion, especially in contexts like education or performance reviews.
After watching the play, the critic assessed the actors' performances.
Pro Tip 2/3Ongoing Process
Assessment can be continuous, such as in a workplace where managers regularly assess employees' work.
The coach assesses the team's tactics after every game.
Pro Tip 3/3Broad Applications
The verb 'assess' is used across various fields, from education to business to healthcare.
The doctor assessed the patient's symptoms before making a diagnosis.
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How to stay calm when...
to help them with a decision. And so I want to talk about that. And I'm going to talk about a very particular medical condition. But this stands as a proxy for all kinds of medical decision-making, and indeed for financial decision-making, and social decision-making -- any kind of decision you have to make that would benefit from a rational assessment of the facts.
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observed along with physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, low blood pressure and rapid breathing or signs of central nervous system disfunction such as confused behavior, aggression or loss of consciousness. The most feasible and accurate way to assess core body temperature is with a rectal thermometer
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and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery, can help keep the heart attack from getting worse. In the emergency room, doctors can diagnose a heart attack. They commonly use an electrocardiogram to measure the heart's electrical activity and a blood test to assess heart muscle damage.
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when you rescue a swift to caring for it to eventually releasing it so when a swift um first comes in to us normally they come in as juveniles often because they've fallen out of the nest so then we sort of assess them when they come in to make sure that they're
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in all of the studies that have been done, is the one that assesses the danger and decides is this worth running away from or is this not a big deal at all. Now being social is super important for elephants and of course right at the beginning,
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How movies teach manhood...
she'd had with a friend about assessing the movies that they saw. And it's very simple. There's just three questions you should Is there more than one character in the movie that is female who has lines? So try to meet that bar.
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The art forger who...
A forensic test could have detected the synthetic resin. But at the time, such tests were neither advanced nor widespread, and even today verification of a painting’s authenticity relies on the assessment of art specialists.
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Growly Chihuahua PIPE...
whisperer camera crew to stay back until he can assess the does level of aggression all right so that's the step one I'm showing respect look I'm introducing my scent you know we're slowly he went one foot away three foot
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Calamine lotion that's been diluted. That is a big big big red flag for us I am going to Take samples Murad's group helped us so much as far as assessing the sites. They analyzed the soil
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How DARPA is creating...
seamless symbiosis between people and technology it's going to exhilarate us it's going to make us deeply uncomfortable and it could even cause us to reassess what it means to be human
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How to stay calm when...
to help them with a decision. And so I want to talk about that. And I'm going to talk about a very particular medical condition. But this stands as a proxy for all kinds of medical decision-making, and indeed for financial decision-making, and social decision-making -- any kind of decision you have to make that would benefit from a rational assessment of the facts.
Video examples
What happens when you...
observed along with physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, low blood pressure and rapid breathing or signs of central nervous system disfunction such as confused behavior, aggression or loss of consciousness. The most feasible and accurate way to assess core body temperature is with a rectal thermometer
Video examples
What happens during a...
and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery, can help keep the heart attack from getting worse. In the emergency room, doctors can diagnose a heart attack. They commonly use an electrocardiogram to measure the heart's electrical activity and a blood test to assess heart muscle damage.
Video examples
Small Creatures In Need...
when you rescue a swift to caring for it to eventually releasing it so when a swift um first comes in to us normally they come in as juveniles often because they've fallen out of the nest so then we sort of assess them when they come in to make sure that they're
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The family structure of...
in all of the studies that have been done, is the one that assesses the danger and decides is this worth running away from or is this not a big deal at all. Now being social is super important for elephants and of course right at the beginning,
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How movies teach manhood...
she'd had with a friend about assessing the movies that they saw. And it's very simple. There's just three questions you should Is there more than one character in the movie that is female who has lines? So try to meet that bar.
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The art forger who...
A forensic test could have detected the synthetic resin. But at the time, such tests were neither advanced nor widespread, and even today verification of a painting’s authenticity relies on the assessment of art specialists.
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Growly Chihuahua PIPE...
whisperer camera crew to stay back until he can assess the does level of aggression all right so that's the step one I'm showing respect look I'm introducing my scent you know we're slowly he went one foot away three foot
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Illegal Marijuana Farms...
Calamine lotion that's been diluted. That is a big big big red flag for us I am going to Take samples Murad's group helped us so much as far as assessing the sites. They analyzed the soil
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How DARPA is creating...
seamless symbiosis between people and technology it's going to exhilarate us it's going to make us deeply uncomfortable and it could even cause us to reassess what it means to be human
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Laura Mvula
British Musician
Being a pop star is something I don't think I'm very good at. I'm worried it's making me too paranoid, because all of a sudden, life has become this constant assessment. When you put something out there and people get to hear it, then those people react to it, socially, culturally.
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Karrion Kross
American Wrestler
I enjoy the process of assessing, analyzing it and even as a professional I still think it's very wise to allow the fan in you to continue to remain alive. The professional always has to come first, but the fan in you allows you to relate to what people are watching.
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Samantha Morton
English Actress
If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
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Sean Paul
Jamaican Musician
I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be.
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Nell Scovell
American Journalist
When threatened, the nervous system sometimes goes into a 'freeze response.' You assess the risk and determine that fight or flight doesn't help you. Staying put does.
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Orlando Bloom
English Actor
I was quite fearless as a kid. But I've had to realize I'm not invincible. That's what breaking your back does. It makes you grow up and reassess life.
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Nick Foles
American Athlete
We're professional athletes, and we have moments where we step back, and we have to think and assess everything in life.
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Sam Seder
We tune in to news companies for them to give us some sense of grounded assessment of what the truth is.
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Fernando Flores
Chilean Politician
I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.
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Brian Lara
Trinidadian Cricketer
The reserve strength is very important in assessing a team's ability.
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Laura Mvula
British Musician
Being a pop star is something I don't think I'm very good at. I'm worried it's making me too paranoid, because all of a sudden, life has become this constant assessment. When you put something out there and people get to hear it, then those people react to it, socially, culturally.
Quote examples
Karrion Kross
American Wrestler
I enjoy the process of assessing, analyzing it and even as a professional I still think it's very wise to allow the fan in you to continue to remain alive. The professional always has to come first, but the fan in you allows you to relate to what people are watching.
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Samantha Morton
English Actress
If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
Quote examples
Sean Paul
Jamaican Musician
I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be.
Quote examples
Nell Scovell
American Journalist
When threatened, the nervous system sometimes goes into a 'freeze response.' You assess the risk and determine that fight or flight doesn't help you. Staying put does.
Quote examples
Orlando Bloom
English Actor
I was quite fearless as a kid. But I've had to realize I'm not invincible. That's what breaking your back does. It makes you grow up and reassess life.
Quote examples
Nick Foles
American Athlete
We're professional athletes, and we have moments where we step back, and we have to think and assess everything in life.
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Sam Seder
We tune in to news companies for them to give us some sense of grounded assessment of what the truth is.
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Fernando Flores
Chilean Politician
I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.
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Brian Lara
Trinidadian Cricketer
The reserve strength is very important in assessing a team's ability.
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