All 9 Uses

assess
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Glass, by Ellen Hopkins
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Heather gives Hunter a top to bottom assessment, something like how a scientist checks out his pet lab animal.
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assessment = inspection to form a judgment
Close assessment of her violet-blue eyes yields no definitive answers, though her pupils do look dilated.†
He pauses, assessing me in some way I can't put my arms around.†
He turns, assesses, understands the gist of what he sees.†
In fact, they've remained mostly silent, despite their assessing stares, which must confirm every suspicion.†
I assess personal damage.†
I'll assess the damage.†
But those ob-gyn visits ...I haven't even gone in for my postpartum checkup, and I wasn't supposed to have sex again until after some icky doctor with plastered-on concern put his gooey latex gloves in unmentionable places; pushed here, poked there, manipulated internal organs, assessing any damage; and finally, like the act could be a gift, checking mammary glands for signs of blockage.†
The Queen of Cool assesses Trey.†

Definitions:

(1) (assess as in: assess the situation)
to evaluate (consider something and make one or more judgements)
(2) (assess as in: assess the monetary value)
determine a numeric value of something -- such as a property's value or a truck's weight
(3) (assess as in: assess a fee or penalty)
charge a tax, fine, fee, or penalty
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)