Meaning & use
assessed
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“assessed” is a form of “assess”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive
Judged or measured the quality, size or value of something after careful thought; also the past form of assess.
Grammar: Takes an object: the doctor assessed the injury.
Patterns
- assess something
- assess something as something
The engineer assessed the damage after the storm.
Teachers assessed each student's essay against the same checklist.
The agent assessed the house at well over its asking price.
adjectivebefore a noun
Having been officially judged, measured or valued, often for marking or tax.
Grammar: Used before a noun or after a linking verb: assessed work; the work was assessed.
Assessed coursework counts toward the final grade.
The assessed value of the property rose last year.
All assessed tasks must be handed in by Friday.
Word forms
| base form | assess |
|---|---|
| third person singular | assesses |
| -ing form | assessing |
Common combinations
- assessed the risk
- The bank assessed the risk before lending the money.
- carefully assessed
- Each application was carefully assessed.
- assessed value
- The assessed value of the home determines the tax.
- assessed at
- The painting was assessed at ten thousand dollars.
- formally assessed
- Pupils are formally assessed twice a year.
- assessed as
- He was assessed as fit to work.
Synonyms and how they differ
- evaluated
- Stresses judging worth or success against standards, and is common in business and education.
- judged
- Is plainer and can be quick or personal, while assessed suggests a careful process.
- appraised
- Is used mostly for value or performance, such as property or staff.
- estimated
- Means calculating roughly, with less sense of full examination.
Opposites
Word family
- assess verb
- To judge or measure quality, size or value.
- assessment noun
- The act or result of assessing.
- assessor noun
- A person who assesses, such as for taxes.
- reassess verb
- To assess again.
Commonly confused: assessed or accessed?
assessed vs accessed
Means reached or opened, such as a file; it is not about judging.
Practice
The inspector ____ the bridge for cracks before allowing traffic across it.
Choose one answer.
'Assessed' means examined and judged; 'accessed' sounds similar but means reached or opened, and 'assisted' and 'assured' have different meanings.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “assessed”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.