assess
UK/əˈsɛs/
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Australia/əˈses/
assess verb: to determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
Verb
assess (third-person singular simple present assesses, present participle assessing, simple past and past participle assessed)
- To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
- He assessed the situation.
- An insurance adjuster will assess the damage.
- To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction.
- The referee assessed a penalty for delaying the game.
- A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.
- To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from a person or entity.
- Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.
assess meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
assess in Hindi
- to determine the value of
- मूल्यांकन करना mūlyāṅkan karnā
assess in Tamil
- தீர்கை செய், மதிப்பிடு, வரிவிதி, விலைமதிப்புக்குறி, மதிப்பீடு
assess in Bengali
- পরিমাপ করা, মূল্যনির্ণয় করা, পরিমাণ করা, জরিমানা করা, অর্থদণ্ডে দণ্ডিত করা
assess in Malayalam
- ഒരാളിൻറെയോ വസ്തുവിൻറെയോ ഗുണം, സ്വഭാവം, വില എന്നിവ കണക്കാക്കുക, തിട്ടപ്പെടുത്തുക, മൂല്യം നിർണ്ണയിക്കുക, വിലമതിക്കുക
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- assess in Kannada
- ಬೆಲೆಕಟ್ಟು, ಮೌಲ್ಯಮಾಪನ ಮಾಡು, ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸು
- assess in Punjabi
- ਤੋਲਣਾ tolṇā
- assess in Arabic
- يُقَدِّر yuqaddir, يُغَرِّم yuḡarrim
Examples of assess in a sentence
- He assessed the scene to check for any danger, and agreed it was safe.
- By examining the complete anthrosylvan system, the entire situation can be more carefully assessed.
- Radiotherapy treatment options can be assessed by comparing the isoeffective dose of each.
Synonyms of assess
Forms of assess
| third-person singular present | assesses |
|---|---|
| present participle | assessing |
| past participle | assessed |
| past | assessed |
Origin of assess
From Middle English assessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare, originally the frequentative of Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from ad (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”). Cognate with Spanish asentar (“to settle”).
Words formed from assess
Words that rhyme with assess
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- SMS
- success
- compress
- largesse
- ness
- profess
- confess
- distress
- regress
- depress
- excess
- guess
- prepossess
- undress
- CBS
- ingress
- oppress
- redress
- transgress
- cess
- duress
- fess
- fluoresce
- Hesse
- less
- mayoress
- obsess
- tress
- unless
- yes
- accresce
- acquiesce
- aggress
- BESS
- caress
- clothes press
- congress
- defervesce
- digress
- ess
- foulness
- Hess
- intumesce
- jess
- lazy S
- liquesce
- repress
- second-guess
Questions about assess
- What does assess mean?
- Assess means to determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
- What is assess in Hindi?
- Assess in Hindi is मूल्यांकन करना (mūlyāṅkan karnā). See Assess meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is assess?
- Assess is a verb.
- How do you pronounce assess?
- Assess is pronounced /əˈsɛs/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of assess?
- The past tense of assess is assessed.
Words near assess in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: assess (page history and authors); assess (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); assess (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); assess (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); assess (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਤੋਲਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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