Definition

1. Verb:

   • To review / to re-examine: To consider or examine something again, often with the intention of confirming, correcting, or changing a previous decision, judgment, or conclusion.
   • To revise: To reconsider and alter or amend something, such as a document, policy, or legal verdict.

2. Adjective (as "xét lại" in compound form):

   • Revisionist: Relating to the re-examination and often controversial reinterpretation of established historical, political, or ideological doctrines. This is primarily used in political or historical contexts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Tòa án quyết định xét lại bản án. (The court decided to review the verdict.)
  • Chúng ta cần xét lại kế hoạch một lần nữa. (We need to re-examine the plan one more time.)

• Adjective (in compound form):

  • Đó là một quan điểm xét lại. (That is a revisionist viewpoint.)

Advanced Usage

• "xét lại chủ nghĩa": revisionism (as a doctrine or tendency).
  • Cuốn sách đó bị chỉ trích là tuyên truyền cho xét lại chủ nghĩa. (That book was criticized for propagating revisionism.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự xét lại (n): The act of reviewing or revision.

  • Sự xét lại bản án là cần thiết. (The review of the verdict is necessary.)

• Xem xét lại (v): To reconsider, to look over again (a slightly more common synonym).

  • Hội đồng sẽ xem xét lại đơn xin của anh. (The board will reconsider your application.)

Synonyms

• Review: To assess something again.
• Re-examine: To inspect or analyze another time.
• Reconsider: To think about again with a potential for change.
• Revise: To rework and alter.

Related Idioms

• Xét lại lịch sử: to revise history.
  • Một số nhà sử học bị buộc tội xét lại lịch sử. (Some historians are accused of revising history.)