reassess

verb

re·​ass·​ess ˌrē-ə-ˈses How to pronounce reassess (audio)
-a-ˈses
reassessed; reassessing; reassesses

transitive verb

: to assess (something) again
reassess the damage
reassessed her priorities/goals/values
… had the sense to reassess their situation before making a critical error.Stephen Lias
… some people in the community are reassessing the role of athletics at an academically poor school.Randal C. Archibold
reassessment noun
plural reassessments
… recent discoveries … are forcing a reassessment of long-established theories … Larry Rohter

Examples of reassess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Rose, an actress who put her career on the back burner to have a kid, reassesses her choices after meeting Smith’s character, Helen. Brent Lang, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 But headwinds of the pandemic hit, and the multimillion-dollar project was put on hold as ports closed and passengers reassessed their risk appetite for being quarantined at sea. Palmer, chairman of the Blue Star Line company behind the Titanic project, also had other issues on his agenda. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 Successful companies often use adversity as an opportunity to reassess their strategies, meet evolving consumer needs and position themselves for long-term success. Marco Costa, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 When the pandemic hit, many people had to reassess their career paths. Alex Kessler, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024 The filing late Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission included a $2.4 billion goodwill impairment charge, meaning that the bank is reassessing the value of its assets. Michelle Chapman, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2024 Rather than investing heavily in tools, dedicate time to reassess your workforce, gaining insight into cyber readiness at the individual, team, and organizational levels. James Hadley, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 The investigation comes on the heels of a damning US Justice Department report released last month, which concluded law enforcement officers had many opportunities to reassess their flawed response to the May 24, 2022, shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024 Even close allies such as Israel and Japan would have to reassess their dependence on the United States, and more and more states would have to hedge their bets. Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1689, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reassess was circa 1689

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“Reassess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassess. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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