Assess vs Examine - What's the difference?
assess | examine |
To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate
To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction.
To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from a person or entity.
To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
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To check the health or condition of something or someone.
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
To interrogate.
As verbs the difference between assess and examine
is that assess is to determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate while examine is to observe or inspect carefully or critically.assess
English
Verb
(es)- He assessed the situation.
- The referee assessed a penalty for delaying the game.
- A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.
- Once you've submitted a tax return, the Tax Department will assess the amount of tax you still owe.
Derived terms
* assessability * assessable * assessably * assessment * overassess * overassessment * unassessability * unassessable * unassessably * underassess * underassessmentAnagrams
*examine
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Alternative forms
* examin (obsolete)Verb
(examin)- He examined the crime scene for clues.
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
- The doctor examined the patient.
- The witness was examined under oath.