Meaning & use
reappraise
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Meaning
verbtransitive
to examine something again in order to decide if your opinion or judgment of it should change
Grammar: Takes an object: reappraise the plan. Often used in passive: the policy was reappraised.
Patterns
- reappraise something
- reappraise someone's work
- reappraise a situation
The committee decided to reappraise the entire project after receiving new data.
After the scandal, many people began to reappraise the politician's legacy.
We need to reappraise our marketing strategy in light of recent sales figures.
Word forms
| third person singular | reappraises |
|---|---|
| past tense | reappraised |
| past participle | reappraised |
| -ing form | reappraising |
Common combinations
- reappraise a situation
- When the facts changed, we had to reappraise the situation.
- reappraise your priorities
- After the illness, he reappraised his priorities.
- reappraise the evidence
- The judge asked the jury to reappraise the evidence.
Synonyms and how they differ
- reevaluate
- This is very similar but often suggests a more systematic or numerical assessment.
- reassess
- This is close in meaning but can be more formal and is often used for official or financial matters.
- review
- This is broader and can mean simply looking over something again, not necessarily changing your judgment.
Word family
- reappraisal noun
- the act of examining something again to decide if your opinion should change
Commonly confused: reappraise or appraise? reappraise or apprise?
reappraise vs appraise
Appraise means to judge the value or quality of something for the first time; reappraise means to do it again, often because of new information.
reappraise vs apprise
Apprise means to inform someone; it is not related to judging value.
Practice
After the new evidence came to light, the jury was asked to _____ the case.
Choose one answer.
Reappraise means to examine again, which fits the idea of new evidence. Appraise means to evaluate for the first time; apprise means to inform; reap means to harvest or gain.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “reappraise”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.