to evaluate
- verb
- /ɪˈvæljʊˌeɪt/
- As part of a course evaluation, the students evaluate their attendance, participation, effort, and expected grades.
- evaluate performance
- evaluate effectiveness
- evaluate students
So to really evaluate what's true, you need to sit.
- So to really evaluate what's true, you need to sit.
- So all that to say, focus on evaluating him first.
- And they also learn to evaluate their own ideas.
- One of his responsibilities was to evaluate Ctas type of investment fund.
- Do you think about that when you're evaluating that company?
- When I'm around you, it makes me evaluate other people I'm around.
- And in general, it's not just about evaluating actions.
- The ability to do rapid sequencing allows us to evaluate patients in new ways.
- I have not seen my TMAO spike and I've evaluated that by way of blood tests.
- How do you evaluate how the system is doing, right?
- You can still evaluate so much through the friendship.
- They, they, they, they cannot evaluate you properly.
Examples
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Before making a decision, she will evaluate all the available options carefully.
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And therefore, I think that this is a good time for us to evaluate our relationship.
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So we need to evaluate this in two parts.
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So that would be also another way to evaluate our employees.
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And they also learn to evaluate their own ideas.
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What type of assessment could you use to evaluate this type of assignment?
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For instance, students may be asked to evaluate a game they play at the Nobel Prize website.
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The third purpose of this study was to evaluate students' perceptions of school library usefulness.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate hyoid displacement after cancer treatment.
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The teacher asked the students to evaluate their projects based on creativity and clarity.
Synonyms
To check something to see if it works or has a problem
To form an opinion about someone or something
To look at something carefully to find facts or problems
To study something carefully to understand it better
Estimate how much a thing is worth or how good it is
To examine something carefully and give an opinion about its quality
To look at something carefully to check if it works or is safe
To decide how much money something should cost
To look at something very carefully to check for mistakes
To give an opinion about a work such as a book or film to show its good and bad points
Form an opinion about someone or something, often a critical one
To think about a decision again to see if it should change
To look at something carefully to find mistakes or problems
To judge how good or how much something is worth
To look at and try something before you decide to buy or use it
Carefully think about and compare options before deciding
Look at something again to decide how valuable or important it is
To find how much something is worth
To judge how good or bad something is
To think carefully about risks and benefits before you decide
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Etymology
Evaluate comes from the root val- meaning 'worth', the same root you see in value and valuable. So to evaluate something is to find or judge its 'worth' and decide how good or important it is.