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# assess

verb (assess, assesses, assessed, assessing)

«assess» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To judge or decide how good, big, important or serious something is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/#m1)
2. To work out the amount or value of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/#m2)

### In the lessons

Very common in school: teachers assess your work; you assess your own learning; tests assess skills. In safety: assess the risk before acting. Phrases: assess the damage, risk assessment, self-assess, be assessed on.

### Examples

- The teacher will assess your stories next week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/#x1)
- First aiders assess the scene before helping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/#x2)
- Doctors assessed his injuries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/#x3)
- You will be assessed on your reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/#x4)
- Assess the risks before crossing the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/#x5)
- The insurer assessed the damage to the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: double s twice: a-ss-e-ss. Noun: assessment. Formal; everyday: judge, check, mark.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «assess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assess/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«assess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/assess.html) on Mova free.