Réévaluée

Réévaluée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb réévaluer, meaning to reassess or reevaluate. It can function as part of a compound tense (for example with être in passive voice) or as an adjective describing something that has undergone reevaluation. As an adjective, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, hence réévaluée for a feminine singular noun.

Etymology and form: The word is built from the prefix ré- (again, anew) attached to évaluer (to evaluate). The feminine form takes the suffix -ée, yielding réévaluée. The corresponding masculine form is réévalué, and the plural forms are réévaluées (feminine) and réévalués (masculine).

Grammar and usage: In verb forms, réévaluer is transitive, so the past participle typically appears as réévalué when used with avoir, and only agrees with a preceding direct object (e.g., les résultats que j’ai réévalués). When used in passive voice with être, the participle agrees with the subject (e.g., la valeur a été réévaluée). As an adjective, réévaluée can describe a noun that has undergone reevaluation, such as une estimation réévaluée or des coûts réévalués.

Contexts: The term is common in finance, accounting, statistics, policy reviews, and performance assessments, where figures, budgets, estimates, or evaluations are revisited. It conveys a deliberate reexamination rather than a casual change.

Related terms include réévaluation (the act or process of reevaluation) and réévaluateur (the person who reevaluates), as well as closer verbs like réestimer or réviser, which carry overlapping but distinct nuances.