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accessing, assessing
accessing (ak SES ing) (verb)
Entering, making an entrée: "The thief was accessing the vault while the political rallies were taking place."
assessing (uh SES ing) (verb)
Evaluating property or a situation: "The military officers were assessing the battle reports so they could decide what to do next."
When Jessie is in the process of assessing real estate, he often finds himself accessing the property so he can see firsthand all the details about the conditions of what is available.
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assess, assesses; assessed, assessing (verbs)
1. To set an estimated value on property, etc. for taxaion; estimate, appraise, value: "The local tax office decided to assess the new houses."
2. To estimate or determine the significance, importance, or value of; to evaluate; levy a charge on, tax: "The club assessed each member $100 to rebuild the clubhouse."
3. To judge, evaluate, appraise, look over: "The general assessed the situation and called for reinforcements."
4. To calculate a value based on various factors: "He said the insurance adjusters already assessed the damage done to his house by the storm."
5. Etymology: "to fix the amount" (of a tax, fine, etc.), from Anglo-French assesser, from Middle Latin assessare "to fix a tax upon", originally from Latin assidere, "to sit beside"; from ad-, "to" + sedere, "to sit".
2. To estimate or determine the significance, importance, or value of; to evaluate; levy a charge on, tax: "The club assessed each member $100 to rebuild the clubhouse."
3. To judge, evaluate, appraise, look over: "The general assessed the situation and called for reinforcements."
4. To calculate a value based on various factors: "He said the insurance adjusters already assessed the damage done to his house by the storm."
5. Etymology: "to fix the amount" (of a tax, fine, etc.), from Anglo-French assesser, from Middle Latin assessare "to fix a tax upon", originally from Latin assidere, "to sit beside"; from ad-, "to" + sedere, "to sit".
There are no continental-scale monitoring programs for assessing wildlife fatalities at wind turbines, so the number of bats killed across the entire United States is difficult to assess.
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sed-, sedat-, -sid, -sess +
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assessing (uh SES ing)
Evaluating property or a situation: "The military officers were assessing the battle reports so they could decide what to do next."
This entry is located in the following unit:
sed-, sedat-, -sid, -sess +
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