Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
assess verb
/əˈses/ v [T]
to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something
The insurers will need to assess the flood damage.
They assessed the cost of the flood damage at £1500.
Examinations are not the only means of assessing a student's ability.
It's too early to assess the long-term consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
[+ question word] We need to assess whether the project is worth doing.
assessor
noun
/əˈses.ər /
/-ɚ/ n [C]
/-ɚ/ n [C] The assessor stated that the fire damage was not as severe as the hotel's owner had claimed.
(Definition of assess verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
