evaluate

e·val·u·ate  (-vly-t)

tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates

1. To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.

2. To examine and judge carefully; appraise. See Synonyms at estimate.

3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

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[Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin -, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]

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e·valu·ation n.

e·valu·a·tive adj.

e·valu·a·tor n.

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evaluate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] to find or judge the quality or value of something [French évaluer]

evaluation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	evaluate - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" appraise, assess, valuate, value, measure grade, score, mark - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" rate, value - estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" standardise, standardize - evaluate by comparing with a standard reassess, reevaluate - revise or renew one's assessment censor - subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
	2.	evaluate - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" pass judgment, judge cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" stand - have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" approve - judge to be right or commendable; think well of disapprove - consider bad or wrong choose - see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam" prejudge - judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" reappraise - appraise anew; "Homes in our town are reappraised every five years and taxes are increased accordingly" reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" count on, figure, forecast, reckon, estimate, calculate - judge to be probable anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" attribute, assign - decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" critique, review - appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" fail - judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students" pass - accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" test, try out, try, essay, examine, prove - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

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evaluate

verb assess, rate, value, judge, estimate, rank, reckon, weigh, calculate, gauge, weigh up, appraise, size up (informal) assay

Translations

evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] vt → evaluar (= value); tasar [+ evidence]; interpretar

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evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] vt → évaluer

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evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] vt → bewerten;

(situation) → einschätzen

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evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] vt → valutare

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evaluate

v evaluate [iˈvӕljueit]

1 to form an idea of the worth of It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer. die waarde bepaal van يُقَدِّر، يُثَمِّن، يُقَدِّر оценявам zhodnotit vurdere; bedømme bewerten εκτιμώ, αξιολογώ valorar, evaluar hindama ارزش چیزی را برآورد کردن arvioida évaluer לְהַעֲרִיך मूल्यांकन करना procijeniti (ki)értékel menilai meta valutare 評価する 평가하다 įvertinti novērtēt menilai evalueren vurdere, evaluere oceniać avaliar a aprecia, a evalua давать оценку zhodnotiť vrednotiti proceniti bedöma, utvärdera ประเมินผล değerlendirmek 評價 оцінювати آنکنا đánh giá 评价

2 to work out the numerical value of If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x² + y² . besyfer, bereken يَحْسِب، يُقَدِّر пресемтнем vyčíslit evaluere berechnen υπολογίζω calcular, valor numérico hallar el de välja arvutama ارزش عددی را سنجیدن määrittää évaluer לְהַעֲרִיך अंकीय मूल्य के साथ काम करना izračunati számokban kifejez menghitung reikna út calcolare ～の数値を求める 수치를 구하다 išreikšti skaičiais izteikt skaitļos nilai berekenen uttrykke i tall wyznaczać, wyliczać avaliar/calcular a calcula выражать в числах vypočítať izračunati proračunati uttrycka i siffror หาค่า hesaplamak 計算 визначати кількість عددی قیمت پتا لگانا định giá 计算

n eˌvaluˈation

beoordeling, berekening تَقْدير، تَثْمين оценка ocenění evaluering die Bewertung αξιολόγηση, αποτίμηση valoración, cálculo hinnang ارزیابی؛ سنجش arviointi évaluation הַעֲרָכָה मूल्यांकन procjena (érték)becslés penilaian mat; útreikningur valutazione 評価 평가 įvertinimas novērtējums penilaian evaluatie, berekening vurdering, evaluering ocena avaliação evaluare оценка; выражение в числах ocenenie ocena; izračun procena bedömning, uppskattning, utvärdering การประเมินผล değerlendirme, hesaplama 評價，計算 оцінювання, оцінка تقویم sự đánh giá 评价、计算