reassess

verb

re·​ass·​ess ˌrē-ə-ˈses 

-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

ˌrē-ə-ˈses-mənt 

-a-ˈses-

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

Newsom’s budget estimates the state’s overall Medi-Cal caseload will drop to about 13.7 million during the 2024-25 fiscal year, mostly because California can now reassess recipients’ eligibility, which the federal government did not allow during the COVID-19 pandemic. —Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024

Because of these factors, BDCs must reassess and recalibrate risk models to navigate this shifting landscape effectively. —Christian Oberbeck, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

This might involve reassessing your budget better to allocate resources towards debt reduction and savings growth, ensuring that any debt carried has manageable interest rates, and setting aside regular contributions to an emergency fund. —True Tamplin, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024

Spider-Verse writer-producer Phil Lord wrote Feb. 9 on X of WBD, which drew calls last year from lawmakers for the DOJ to reassess its decision greenlighting the megamerger. —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024

The county Board of Supervisors approved the law 4-0 to allow property owners with more than $10,000 worth of damage from the January storms to get properties reassessed and delay property tax bills. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024

By splitting the mice into a trio of distinct species, researchers will now be able to reassess their populations and formulate a conservation plan. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1689, in the meaning defined above