to review troops

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• troops — n. 1) to commit; deploy; dispatch; lead troops 2) to review troops 3) to station troops (in a country) 4) green; seasoned troops 5) defeated; demoralized; victorious troops 6) airborne; armored; ground; irregular; motorized; mounted; regular;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• review — I. noun Etymology: Middle English reveue, from Middle French, from feminine past participle of revoir to see again, reexamine, from Old French reveoir, from re + veoir, veeir to see more at view Date: 15th century 1. a. a formal military… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• review — [ri vyo͞o′; ] for vt. 1 [, rē′vyo͞o′] n. [MFr reveue < revu, pp. of revoir < L revidere < re , again + videre, to see: see VISION] 1. a looking at or looking over again 2. a general survey, report, or account 3. a looking back on;… …   English World dictionary

• Review — Re*view , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Review?d}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reveiwing}.] [Pref. re + view. Cf. {Review}, n. ] 1. To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] I shall review Sicilia. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To go over and examine critically or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Review — Re*view , n. [F. revue, fr. revu, p. p. of revoir to see again, L. revidere; pref. re re + videre to see. See {View}, and cf. {Revise}.] 1. A second or repeated view; a re[ e]xamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• review — I n. renewed study (AE) 1) to do a review 2) a comprehensive review military ceremony 3) to hold a review (of troops) 4) to pass in review critical evaluation 5) to do, write a review (of a book) 6) to get, receive a review 7) a favorab …   Combinatory dictionary

• review — [[t]rɪvju͟ː[/t]] ♦♦ reviews, reviewing, reviewed 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, also prep N A review of a situation or system is its formal examination by people in authority. This is usually done in order to see whether it can be improved or corrected …   English dictionary

• review — n. & v. n. 1 a general survey or assessment of a subject or thing. 2 a retrospect or survey of the past. 3 revision or reconsideration (is under review). 4 a display and formal inspection of troops etc. 5 a published account or criticism of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• review — reviewable, adj. reviewability, n. reviewless, adj. /ri vyooh /, n. 1. a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation. 2. the process of going over a subject again in study or… …   Universalium

• review — re•view [[t]rɪˈvyu[/t]] n. 1) a critical article or report, as of a book, play, or software; critique 2) the process of studying a subject again, esp. to fix it in memory 3) an exercise designed for study of this kind 4) a general survey, esp. in …   From formal English to slang

• review — 1. noun 1) the council undertook a review Syn: analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, examination, investigation, inquiry, probe, inspection, study 2) the rent is due for review Syn: reconsideration …   Thesaurus of popular words