Assess - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
- set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) (syn: tax)
- estimate the value of (property) for taxation
Extra examples
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.
Also, the study did not assess the capabilities of other methods.
The offender was assessed twenty shillings.
The value of this property was assessed at one million dollars.
The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have.
Many of the adults were assessed as having learning difficulties.
The value of the business was assessed at £1.25 million.
Our house hasn't been assessed in years
They've hired a computer consultant to assess how the company can upgrade its system.
It's too early to assess the full extent of the damage.
We need to assess the impact on climate change.
The job of the jury is to assess the credibility of the witness.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: assess
he/she/it: assesses
present participle: assessing
past tense: assessed
past participle: assessed
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