Reevaluations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of assessing something again to gain new insights or make informed decisions
2. a review process that entails examining previous evaluations for accuracy and relevance
3. the ongoing consideration and adjustment of judgments based on fresh evidence or changing circumstances

Etymology: "Reevaluations" is simply the plural of "reevaluation," and the story of the base word is a plain one. It is formed from the prefix "re-", meaning "again," attached to "evaluation," so the whole thing means an assessment made once more. The prefix "re-" has come into English through Old French and Middle English, descending from the same Latin "re-" that meant "back" or "again," and the Latin element is far older than the English word built from it. "Evaluation" is the more recent part of the story. It was formed in English from "evaluate," which itself was built on the Old French "value," a word of Latin ancestry connected to the idea of worth. Adding "re-" produced a term for judging something a second time, which English speakers used whenever a first verdict needed checking or revising.

Synonyms: reassessments, reviews, reassessments, reconsiderations, reappraisals