assess · verb
Meanings and examples
To judge the quality, value, importance, or condition of something.
The engineer will assess the damage before estimating the cost of repairs.
It is too early to assess whether the new approach has been successful.
Teachers assess students' progress through a mixture of written and practical tasks.
We carefully assessed the risks before agreeing to take part in the project.
Forms
- assess base form
- assesses third-person singular present
- assessed past tense; past participle
- assessing present participle