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- [uh-ses]
- /əˈsɛs/
- /əˈses/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-ses]
- /əˈsɛs/
Definitions of assesses word
- verb with object assesses to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation. 1
- verb with object assesses to fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.): The hurricane damage was assessed at six million dollars. 1
- verb with object assesses to impose a tax or other charge on. 1
- verb with object assesses to estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; evaluate: to assess one's efforts. 1
- noun assesses Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assess. 1
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Origin of assesses
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 Assesses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assesses 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".
assesses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with assesses
- who assesses property value?