Assess | Mean of assess in English Dictionary
/əˈsɛs/
- Verb
- to make a judgment about (something)
- The school will assess [=evaluate] the students' progress each year.
- After the hurricane, officials assessed the town's need for aid.
- assess a problem
- We need to assess whether or not the system is working.
- assess the situation/danger/impact/severity
- to officially say what the amount, value, or rate of (something) is
- Damage to the boat was assessed at $5,000.
- Their house is assessed [=appraised, valued] at $163,000.
- to tax or charge (someone or something)
- The company was assessed $12 million in fines for polluting the river.
- to require a person, business, etc., to pay (a tax, fee, fine, etc.)
- The bank assesses [=(more commonly) charges, imposes] a fee for replacing lost credit cards.
- to give (a player or team) a penalty during a game
- He was assessed five fouls during the game.
