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Collocations for review - noun

1. considering sth again

ADJECTIVE

careful, complete, comprehensive, detailed, extensive, full, full-scale (esp. BrE), fundamental (esp. BrE), in-depth, major, overall, systematic, thorough, wide-ranging
brief, quick, rapid, short
urgent (esp. BrE)
annual, periodic, regular
the government's annual policy review
constant, continuous
critical
The first chapter presents a critical review of the existing nursery education system.
government, independent, internal, judicial
peer
All papers submitted to the journal undergo a process of peer review.
literature
financial, performance, policy, rent (BrE)
pay (esp. BrE), salary

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VERB + review

ask for, call for, seek
Greenpeace will seek a judicial review if a full public investigation is not held.
announce (esp. BrE), order
carry out (esp. BrE), complete, conduct, do, hold, perform, undertake
present, provide

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review + VERB

take place
cover sth, deal with sth
conclude sth, indicate sth, propose sth, recommend sth, suggest sth

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review + NOUN

board, body (esp. BrE), committee, group
process

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PREPOSITION

under review
The matter is still under review.
up for review
These rules will soon be up for review.
The rent is up for review.
review by
a review by the court

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2. report on a film/movie, restaurant, etc.

ADJECTIVE

enthusiastic, excellent, favourable/favorable, glowing, good, positive, rave, wonderful
bad, hostile, negative, poor, scathing
The show has good audience figures despite poor reviews in the press.
critical
mixed
The book received mixed reviews.
book, film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE)

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VERB + review

do, write
I'm doing a review for the local paper.
give sth
get, have, receive, win
post, publish
open to
Their new musical opened to glowing reviews.
read, see
Did you see the review in ‘Phase’?

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review + VERB

appear
His review appeared in yesterday's paper.

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review + NOUN

copy
article

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3. (AmE) studying

VERB + review

do

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review + NOUN

class, session
materials
question

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PREPOSITION

review for
we need to do the review for the test tomorrow.

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Collocations for review - verb

1. examine sth again

ADVERB

comprehensively, fully, thoroughly
extensively, widely
carefully
briefly
urgently (esp. BrE)
Safety procedures are being urgently reviewed after a chemical leak at the factory.
currently
We are currently reviewing the situation.
constantly, regularly
annually, periodically
This figure will be reviewed periodically in the light of inflation.
critically
Pull out your budget and critically review each line on it.

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VERB + review

agree to, promise to
ask sb to
decline to, refuse to

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PREPOSITION

for (AmE)
Jonas helped me review for the test.

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PHRASES

review sth in the light of sth
This case should be reviewed in the light of the new evidence.

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2. write a report of a book, film/movie, etc.

ADVERB

favourably/favorably
The movie has been favourably/favorably reviewed on various websites.
critically

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Review is used with these nouns as the subject:
article, panel, pathologist

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Review is used with these nouns as the object:
application, article, basics, book, case, claim, decision, document, draft, edition, evidence, file, information, manuscript, movie, novel, plan, play, procedure, progress, proposal, prospect, résumé, recommendation, record, report, request, research, result, sentence, situation, submission, tape, work

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