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to assess
01
to form a judgment on the quality, worth, nature, ability or importance of something, someone, or a situation
Transitive: to assess sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
assess
3rd person singular
assesses
Past simple
assessed
Past participle
assessed
Examples
The manager assesses employees' performance during quarterly reviews.
02
to calculate the price or cost of something for the purpose of fining, taxation, etc.
Transitive: to assess an asset or property
Examples
They hired an expert to assess the painting ’s value for insurance purposes.
03
to determine and assign the amount of a tax, fine, or other financial obligation to a person or property
Transitive: to assess a fee
Examples
The government assessed a property tax based on the land ’s current market value.
04
to impose a tax, fee, or levy on a person, property, or entity
Ditransitive: to assess a person or property a fee
Examples
Every resident in the community was assessed a fee for the new road project.
Lexical Tree
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