assess /ә'ses/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
• (v.) estimate the value of (property) for taxation

Chinese translation

• vt. 估定, 对...征税, 评定
• [经] 估计, 估价, 确定(税款罚款等)的金额

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ә'ses/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.07 · Super Rare

Word forms

assessed, assessing, assesses

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assembly · assessment · asset · assemble · assert · assertive · assemblage

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