assess
/ə'ses/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To estimate the value of something, especially property, for taxation purposes: To officially calculate how much something is worth so that the correct tax can be charged.
- To evaluate or judge the nature, quality, or importance of something: To carefully consider and form an opinion about a situation, person, or thing.
- To set or determine the amount of a payment, such as a tax or fine: To officially decide how much money someone must pay.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The city will assess all commercial properties next month. (The city will officially estimate the value of all business properties for tax purposes.)
- Teachers need to assess their students' progress regularly. (Teachers need to evaluate how much their students are learning.)
- The court assessed a heavy fine against the company for pollution. (The court officially set a large fine for the company to pay.)
Advanced Usage
- "To assess the situation": To analyze the circumstances before making a decision.
- Before we act, we must assess the situation carefully.
- "To assess the damage": To evaluate the extent of harm or loss.
- After the storm, engineers came to assess the damage to the bridge.
- "To assess at": Used to state the specific value or amount determined.
- The jewelry was assessed at over $10,000.
Variants and Related Words
- Assessment (n): The act of assessing or the amount assessed.
- The tax assessment was higher than expected.
- Assessor (n): A person who assesses, especially for tax purposes.
- The assessor visited the house to determine its value.
Synonyms
- Evaluate: To judge or calculate the quality, importance, or value of something.
- Appraise: To assess the value or quality of something, especially formally.
- Gauge: To estimate or measure something.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Assess" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically conveyed directly.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms that use the word "assess" as their core component.)
Verb
- estimate the value of (property) for taxation
- Our house hasn't been assessed in years
- set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
- charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk