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• assess — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from Latin, to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge more at assize Date: 15th century 1. to determine the rate or amount of (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• assess — verb 1 form an opinion ADVERB ▪ fully ▪ accurately, correctly, properly ▪ carefully ▪ She carefully assessed the situation …   Collocations dictionary

• assess */*/ — UK [əˈses] / US verb [transitive] Word forms assess : present tense I/you/we/they assess he/she/it assesses present participle assessing past tense assessed past participle assessed 1) to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in… …   English dictionary

• problem — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that causes difficulties ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, big, enormous, grave, great, huge, important, major, serious, significant …   Collocations dictionary

• assess — as|sess [ ə ses ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in order to make a judgment: We tried to assess his suitability for the job. 2. ) to calculate what something costs or is worth: Our agent will assess …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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