assess

verb

as·sess ə-ˈses How to pronounce assess (audio)

assessed; assessing; assesses

transitive verb

: to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)

: to impose (something, such as a tax) according to an established rate

: to subject to a tax, charge, or levy

Every homeowner will be assessed a tax according to the value of the property.

: to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation

Their property is assessed at $200,000.

: to determine the importance, size, or value of

assess a problem

assess the damage

sports : to charge (a player or team) with a foul or penalty

Example Sentences

Cornell graduate student James Tanner spent three years in the early 1940s slogging southern swamps and bayous to assess where and how the species could be saved. By his reckoning, no more than twenty-four ivory-bills remained in the entire Southeast.

John Terborgh, New York Review of Books, 26 Apr. 2007 When the training staff determined that Everett had no mobility below his neck, Cappuccino was waved onto the field. He performed a quick battery of tests to assess the severity of the injury, squeezing various parts of Everett's body and asking him to respond.

Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, 17 Dec. 2007 Tetlock found that his experts used a double standard: they were much tougher in assessing the validity of information that undercut their theory than they were in crediting information that supported it.

Louis Menand, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2005 Briefly, the way it works is this. Every time a hog is sold, the seller is assessed 40 cents per $100 of sale value to promote the consumption of pork.

Warren R. Ross, UU World, Fall 2005 After the hurricane, officials assessed the town's need for aid. We need to assess whether or not the system is working. Damage to the boat was assessed at $5,000. The company was assessed $12 million in fines for polluting the river. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Starbucks suspended fiscal guidance in May, telling investors that executives needed time to assess how much the investments would cost.

Heather Haddon, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 What our responsibility is, is to assess whether there has been damage done to our intelligence collection and maintenance of secrets capacity.

CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Variety approached three of them to give their take on helping to promote Spain as a key destination for film-TV shoots and assess the challenges that remain.

Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 Trump’s legal team had contended that a special master is necessary to assess whether certain documents seized by the FBI should be returned to Trump because of attorney-client privilege and executive privilege.

Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The idea, said Aisling Rayne, the primary author of the study, was to assess the crayfishes’ genetic diversity.

Rina Diane Caballar, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2022 Kentucky flooding victims begin to recover, assess damage.

Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022 The first step is to assess the candidate or employee’s current skills state.

Eric Friedman, Forbes, 18 July 2022 As a result, Abbott has stopped production of its EleCare specialty formula that was underway to assess damage caused by the storm and clean and re-sanitize the plant.

Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 16 June 2022 See More

单词	assessing
释义	assess verb as·sess ə-ˈses a- assessed; assessing; assesses transitive verb 1 : to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine) 2 a : to impose (something, such as a tax) according to an established rate b : to subject to a tax, charge, or levy Every homeowner will be assessed a tax according to the value of the property. 3 : to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation Their property is assessed at $200,000. 4 : to determine the importance, size, or value of assess a problem assess the damage 5 sports : to charge (a player or team) with a foul or penalty Synonyms charge exact fine impose lay levy put See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Cornell graduate student James Tanner spent three years in the early 1940s slogging southern swamps and bayous to assess where and how the species could be saved. By his reckoning, no more than twenty-four ivory-bills remained in the entire Southeast. John Terborgh, New York Review of Books, 26 Apr. 2007 When the training staff determined that Everett had no mobility below his neck, Cappuccino was waved onto the field. He performed a quick battery of tests to assess the severity of the injury, squeezing various parts of Everett's body and asking him to respond. Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, 17 Dec. 2007 Tetlock found that his experts used a double standard: they were much tougher in assessing the validity of information that undercut their theory than they were in crediting information that supported it. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2005 Briefly, the way it works is this. Every time a hog is sold, the seller is assessed 40 cents per $100 of sale value to promote the consumption of pork. Warren R. Ross, UU World, Fall 2005 After the hurricane, officials assessed the town's need for aid. We need to assess whether or not the system is working. Damage to the boat was assessed at $5,000. The company was assessed $12 million in fines for polluting the river. See More Recent Examples on the Web Starbucks suspended fiscal guidance in May, telling investors that executives needed time to assess how much the investments would cost. Heather Haddon, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 What our responsibility is, is to assess whether there has been damage done to our intelligence collection and maintenance of secrets capacity. CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Variety approached three of them to give their take on helping to promote Spain as a key destination for film-TV shoots and assess the challenges that remain. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 Trump’s legal team had contended that a special master is necessary to assess whether certain documents seized by the FBI should be returned to Trump because of attorney-client privilege and executive privilege. Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The idea, said Aisling Rayne, the primary author of the study, was to assess the crayfishes’ genetic diversity. Rina Diane Caballar, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2022 Kentucky flooding victims begin to recover, assess damage. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022 The first step is to assess the candidate or employee’s current skills state. Eric Friedman, Forbes, 18 July 2022 As a result, Abbott has stopped production of its EleCare specialty formula that was underway to assess damage caused by the storm and clean and re-sanitize the plant. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 16 June 2022 See More Word History 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 First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition assess verb as·sess ə-ˈses assessed; assessing 1 : to make a judgment about The school assessed the students' progress each year. 2 : to decide on the rate, value, or amount of (as for taxation) The jury assessed damages of $5000. The house was assessed at $200,000. 3 : to put a charge or tax on The city assessed all car owners a fee. Legal Definition assess transitive verb as·sess ə-ˈses 1 : to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax) 2 a : to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate b : to subject to a tax, charge, or levy each property owner was assessed an additional five dollars 3 : to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation assessing verb present participle of assess 1 as in imposing to establish or apply as a charge or penalty the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance imposing charging levying putting fining penalizing exacting laying taxing excising inflicting extorting relaying squeezing gouging docking coercing milking forcing bleeding wreaking mulcting fleecing wresting compelling wringing setting reapplying shaking down skinning reimposing Antonyms & Near Antonyms diminishing remitting lessening ignoring disregarding releasing abating forgiving excusing condoning pardoning glossing (over) glozing (over) See More 2 as in estimating to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding let's step back and assess the situation Synonyms & Similar Words estimating valuing evaluating appraising analyzing valuating rating guesstimating ascertaining determining setting discovering learning judging adjudging reassessing surveying deeming testing reevaluating deciding pricing reappraising assaying revaluing prizing re-evaluating underestimating misjudging undervaluing settling rejudging transvaluing transvaluating misesteeming misprizing
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