Meaning & use
reassessments
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“reassessments” is a form of “reassessment”.
Meaning
nounplural
Fresh evaluations of a person, situation or plan, made to see whether earlier judgments were right.
Grammar: Plural of reassessment: the reassessments were helpful.
Patterns
- reassessments of something
- reassessments by someone
The doctors schedule regular reassessments of each patient.
Several reassessments of the risks were needed after the storm.
Students may request reassessments of their grades.
Word forms
| singular | reassessment |
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Common combinations
- conduct reassessments
- The team conducts reassessments every quarter.
- regular reassessments
- Regular reassessments keep the plan on track.
- call for reassessments
- Critics called for reassessments of the policy.
- periodic reassessments
- Periodic reassessments help spot new problems.
- undergo reassessments
- The workers undergo reassessments each year.
Synonyms and how they differ
- reevaluations
- Reevaluations is nearly identical but more often used for judging value or worth.
- reviews
- Reviews is broader and need not imply a second look, unlike reassessments.
- reappraisals
- Reappraisals is more formal and often means a change in how something is valued or understood.
- rethinks
- Rethinks is informal and often means a complete change of plan.
Word family
- assess verb
- to judge the quality or value of
- reassess verb
- to assess again
- assessment noun
- a judgment or test
- reassessment noun
- a second or later assessment
Commonly confused: reassessments or reassurance?
reassessments vs reassurance
Reassurance is comfort that removes doubt; reassessment is judging something again.
Practice
After the first results, the managers asked for several ______ of the project's budget.
Choose one answer.
Reassessments means new evaluations. Reassurances is comfort, reassignments are new tasks or places, and resentments are bitter feelings.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “reassessments”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.