verb

reviewed

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Reviewed (verb) means past tense and past participle of review: looked over something carefully to check or assess it. Example: “The lawyer reviewed the contract line by line.”

verb

Past tense and past participle of review: looked over something carefully to check or assess it.

"The lawyer reviewed the contract line by line."

"Your application has been reviewed and approved."

Wrote or published a judgement of a book, film, product or performance.

"She reviewed the album for a music magazine."

"The restaurant has been reviewed twice this month."

chiefly North American Went back over material already learned, in order to remember it.

"We reviewed the whole term's work before the exam."

How to use reviewed

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishLooked at something carefully to judge or check it.

When to use it

Neutral. In British English, going back over study material before an exam is revised, not reviewed; American English uses reviewed.

Memory tip

Peer-reviewed is a fixed compound describing academic work checked by other specialists before publication.

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Easily confused with

revised reviewed → audited

Common pairings

peer reviewed reviewed and approved independently reviewed under review

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Etymology

From Middle French reveue 'a viewing again', from revoir 'to see again'.

Origin: French

Synonyms

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examined assessed checked appraised went over critiqued rated wrote up revised recapped

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Rhymes for reviewed

sewed stewed viewed chewed skewed screwed

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between reviewed and revised?

Reviewed means examined and judged; the thing itself is unchanged. Revised means actually altered and corrected. A manuscript can be reviewed by an editor and then revised by its author.

What does peer reviewed mean?

It means a piece of research was assessed before publication by independent experts in the same field, who judged its methods and conclusions. It is a quality check, not a guarantee that the findings are correct.

What is the meaning of reviewed?

"reviewed" (verb) means past tense and past participle of review: looked over something carefully to check or assess it.

What is another word for reviewed?

Other words for "reviewed" include examined, assessed, checked, appraised, went over, critiqued.

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