review

ot noun

1. A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights. I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
2. An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work. The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
3. A judicial reassessment of a case or an event. The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
4. A stage show made up of topical sketches etc. The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.

fe’l verb

1. To survey; to look broadly over. Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
2. To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review. The critic reviews every new play in London.
3. To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
4. To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.