assess

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈsɛs/

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• Hyphenation: as‧sess

Verb

Plain form assess

Third-person singular assesses

Past tense assessed

Past participle assessed

Present participle assessing

Assess is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (transitive) If you assess a person, idea, skill, process, etc., you judge or measure them.
   • Synonyms: judge and evaluate

   In today's test, we will be assessing your ability to write clearly.