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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.

[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.]

e·valu·ation n.
e·valu·a·tive adj.
e·valu·a·tor n.

evaluate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to find or judge the quality or value of something [French évaluer]
evaluation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.evaluateevaluate - 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"
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"
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"

evaluate
Translations

evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] vtevaluar (= value); tasar [+ evidence]; interpretar
evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] vtévaluer
evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] vtbewerten;
(situation) → einschätzen
evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] vtvalutare

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 vanيُقَدِّر، يُثَمِّن، يُقَدِّرоценявамzhodnotitvurdere; bedømmebewertenεκτιμώ, αξιολογώvalorar, evaluarhindamaارزش چیزی را برآورد کردنarvioidaévaluerלְהַעֲרִיךमूल्यांकन करनाprocijeniti(ki)értékelmenilaimetavalutare評価する평가하다įvertintinovērtētmenilaievaluerenvurdere, evaluereoceniaćavaliara aprecia, a evaluaдавать оценкуzhodnotiťvrednotitiprocenitibedöma, utvärderaประเมินผลdeğerlendirmek評價оцінюватиآنکناđánh giá
2 to work out the numerical value of If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x2 + y2 .besyfer, berekenيَحْسِب، يُقَدِّرпресемтнемvyčíslitevaluereberechnenυπολογίζωcalcular, hallar el valor numérico devälja arvutamaارزش عددی را سنجیدنmäärittääévaluerלְהַעֲרִיךअंकीय मूल्य के साथ काम करनाizračunatiszámokban kifejezmenghitungreikna útcalcolare~の数値を求める수치를 구하다išreikšti skaičiaisizteikt skaitļosnilaiberekenenuttrykke i tallwyznaczać, wyliczaćavaliar/calculara calculaвыражать в числахvypočítaťizračunatiproračunatiuttrycka i siffrorหาค่าhesaplamak計算визначати кількістьعددی قیمت پتا لگاناđịnh giá
n eˌvaluˈation
beoordeling, berekeningتَقْدير، تَثْمينоценкаoceněníevalueringdie Bewertungαξιολόγηση, αποτίμησηvaloración, cálculohinnangارزیابی؛ سنجشarviointiévaluationהַעֲרָכָהमूल्यांकनprocjena(érték)becsléspenilaianmat; útreikningurvalutazione評価평가įvertinimasnovērtējumspenilaianevaluatie, berekeningvurdering, evalueringocenaavaliaçãoevaluareоценка; выражение в числахocenenieocena; izračunprocenabedömning, uppskattning, utvärderingการประเมินผลdeğerlendirme, hesaplama評價,計算оцінювання, оцінкаتقویمsự đánh giá

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