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- [uh-ses]
- /əˈsɛs/
- /əˈses/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-ses]
- /əˈsɛs/
Definitions of assess word
- verb assess When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them. 3
- verb assess When you assess the amount of money that something is worth or should be paid, you calculate or estimate it. 3
- verb assess to judge the worth, importance, etc, of; evaluate 3
- verb assess to estimate the value of (income, property, etc) for taxation purposes 3
- verb assess to determine the amount of (a fine, tax, damages, etc) 3
- verb assess to impose a tax, fine, etc, on (a person or property) 3
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Origin of assess
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English assessen < Medieval Latin assessāre to assess a tax, derivative of Latin assēssus seated beside (a judge) (past participle of assidēre), equivalent to as- as- + sed- (stem of sedēre to sit1) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Assess
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assess popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
assess usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assess
verb assess
- fix — to repair; mend.
- gauge — to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
- determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
- weigh — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
Antonyms for assess
verb assess
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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