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to eval

to eval

8.2
To judge how good or bad something is
  • verb
  • /ˈiːvæl/
  • Informal
translation icon : evaluar
  • I mean, you know, most people can't critically read and evaluate the primary sources.

I can use your eyes to evaluate our shared focus.

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Examples

  • We also talked about cases in which students need to self evaluate their own work.

  • So I'm going to re evaluate my life this weekend.

  • So I had to kind of re evaluate all my plans.

  • Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

  • So, so now we have to evaluate this guy.

  • The industry is going to hopefully re evaluate how it looks at this stuff.

  • And so I started to evaluate myself and re evaluate what I was doing.

  • And you do that by evaluating things and learning from it.

  • So start with evaluating yourself and how you feel.

  • The teacher asked us to evaluate our understanding of the lesson through a quick quiz.

Synonyms

to evaluate
vsto eval
335 3.2

To judge how good or useful something is

is quicker and more informal than the neutral general approach
to assess
vsto eval
296 3.0

Estimate how much a thing is worth or how good it is

is faster and more informal instead of measured and careful
to review
vsto eval
  • Literature
252 2.9

To examine something carefully and give an opinion about its quality

is quicker and more informal rather than a formal critical check
to survey
vsto eval
59 3.3

To look at something carefully to see what it is like

is quicker and more informal rather than thorough and wide
to critique
vsto eval
48 6.7

To give an opinion about a work such as a book or film to show its good and bad points

is quicker and more informal rather than a detailed critical study
to appraise
vsto eval
8 4.8

To judge how good or how much something is worth

is quicker and more informal instead of careful value judgement

How Thorough

to audit
  • Specialized
17 4.2
to appraise
8 4.8
to evaluate
335 3.2
to assess
296 3.0
to eval
  • Informal
8.2
estimate
370 2.6

Surface Forms

eval infinitive
evaluated past
evaluated past participle
evaluating present participle
evaluates third person singular

Etymology

Eval as a verb is a short form of evaluate, which means 'to judge' or 'to find the value'. So to eval something is to quickly judge or assess it.