verb
assess
uh-SEHS
verb
1
To judge or estimate the value, quality, or extent of something.
"The teacher assessed each student's progress at the end of term."
"Engineers assessed the damage after the storm."
2
To calculate and officially charge an amount, such as a tax or fine.
"The council assessed the property at a higher rate this year."
How to Use Assess
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo work out how good, bad, valuable, or serious something is.
Common pairings
assess the risk
assess damage
assess performance
Word Forms
assessed past tense, assesses singular
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Etymology
From Old French asseser, from Medieval Latin assessare, from Latin assidere ("to sit beside", used of judges sitting to determine a case), from ad- plus sedere ("to sit").