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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Assess \As*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assessed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Assessing.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL.
     assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as
     if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to
     assess, tax. Cf. Assize, v., Cess.]
     1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for
        the purpose of taxation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community,
        or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to
        impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income)
        according to a rate or apportionment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person,
        community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club
        assessed each member twenty-five cents.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To fix or determine the rate or amount of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by
              commissioners in the act.             --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Assess \As*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assessed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Assessing.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL.
     assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as
     if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to
     assess, tax. Cf. Assize, v., Cess.]
     1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for
        the purpose of taxation.
  
     2. To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community,
        or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to
        impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income)
        according to a rate or apportionment.
  
     3. To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person,
        community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club
        assessed each member twenty-five cents.
  
     4. To fix or determine the rate or amount of.
  
              This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by
              commissioners in the act.             --Blackstone.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  assess
       v 1: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have
            the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: measure,
             evaluate, valuate, appraise, value]
       2: charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a
          tax or a fine
       3: set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
          [syn: tax]
       4: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house
          hasn't been assessed in years"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  assess
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αποτιμώ, εκτιμώ, υπολογίζω
     2 επιβάλλω ποινή (σε άθλημα)
     3 καταλογίζω (φόρο)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  assess
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to
  evaluate
     2 (lb en transitive) To impose or charge, especially as punishment
  for an infraction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from
  a person or entity.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  assess
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to
  evaluate
     2 (lb en transitive) To impose or charge, especially as punishment
  for an infraction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from
  a person or entity.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  assess
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to
  evaluate
     2 (lb en transitive) To impose or charge, especially as punishment
  for an infraction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from
  a person or entity.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  assess
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to
  evaluate
     2 (lb en transitive) To impose or charge, especially as punishment
  for an infraction.
     3 (lb en transitive) To calculate and demand (the tax money due) from
  a person or entity.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  assess
     Englanti vb.
     arvioida

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  assess
     n.
     (tagg: musik) dubbelsänkt a; ton med frekvens nära 392.00 ·
  2<sup>''n''</sup> Hz, för något heltal ''n'' (om ettstruken
  a antas ha frekvensen 440 Hz enligt överenskommen standard), vilken i
  liksvävande temperatur är enharmonisk med g och fississ

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  assess
     n.
     (tagg: musik) dubbelsänkt a; ton med frekvens nära 392.00 ·
  2<sup>''n''</sup> Hz, för något heltal ''n'' (om ettstruken
  a antas ha frekvensen 440 Hz enligt överenskommen standard), vilken i
  liksvävande temperatur är enharmonisk med g och fississ

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Assess /ɐsˈɛs/
  قيّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  assess //əˈsɛs// 
  1. оценявам
  to determine the value of
  2. облагам
  to give or charge with
  3. (данък), определям
  to impose or subject to