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assess

verb/əˈses/ (uh-SES)Level B2
assess meaning picture: An insurance officer with a clipboard inspecting a dented car on an Indian street
Picture meaning of “assess” — to judge the quality, value, size or importance of something

to judge the quality, value, size or importance of something

When you assess something, you study it carefully and then decide how good, serious or valuable it is.

assess meaning in Hindi

आकलन करना; किसी चीज़ की गुणवत्ता, मूल्य, आकार या महत्त्व परखना

Assess करने का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ को ध्यान से जाँचना और फिर तय करना कि वह कितनी अच्छी, गंभीर या क़ीमती है।

Examples

  1. The doctor will assess your knee before deciding on surgery.सर्जरी का फ़ैसला करने से पहले डॉक्टर आपके घुटने का आकलन करेंगे।
  2. Officials are assessing the damage caused by the floods in Assam.अधिकारी असम में बाढ़ से हुए नुक़सान का आकलन कर रहे हैं।

Synonyms & antonyms

evaluatejudgeestimatereview

Memory trick

ASSESS = A Serious Study of Every Single Section before you judge.

💡 Did you know?

"Assess" comes from Latin "assidere", meaning "to sit beside"; assessors originally sat beside a judge to help set taxes.

Word origin

From Latin assidere, 'to sit beside', used of a judge's helper. Medieval Latin assessare meant 'to fix a tax', which led to today's sense of judging value.

Other meanings

noun a person whose job is to judge the value, quality or amount of something

assess meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीआकलन करना; किसी चीज़ की गुणवत्ता, मूल्य, आकार या महत्त्व परखना
Arabic · العربيةيقيّم؛ يحكم على جودة شيء أو قيمته أو حجمه أو أهميته
French · Françaisévaluer ; juger la qualité, la valeur, la taille ou l'importance de quelque chose
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamenilai; menaksir kualitas, nilai, ukuran, atau pentingnya sesuatu
Chinese · 中文评估;评定(质量、价值、规模或重要性)

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