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e·val·u·ate
(ĭ-văl′yo͞o-āt′)tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates
1. To ascertain or fix the value or amount of: evaluate the damage from the flood.
2. To determine the importance, effectiveness, or worth of; assess: evaluate teacher performance. 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 ē-, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]
e·val′u·a′tion n.
e·val′u·a·tive adj.
e·val′u·a·tor n.
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evaluate
(ɪˈvæljʊˌeɪt)vb (tr)
1. to ascertain or set the amount or value of
2. to judge or assess the worth of; appraise
3. (Mathematics) maths logic to determine the unique member of the range of a function corresponding to a given member of its domain
[C19: back formation from evaluation, from French, from evaluer to evaluate; see value]
eˌvaluˈation n
eˈvaluˌator n
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e•val•u•ate
(ɪˈvæl yuˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to determine the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
2. to determine the significance or quality of; assess: to evaluate the results of an experiment.
3. to ascertain the numerical value of (a function, relation, etc.).
[1835–45]
e•val′u•a•ble (-ə bəl) adj.
e•val′u•a`tive, adj.
e•val′u•a`tor, n.
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evaluate
Past participle: evaluated
Gerund: evaluating
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| 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"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" 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" |
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evaluate
verb assess, rate, value, judge, estimate, rank, reckon, weigh, calculate, gauge, weigh up, appraise, size up (informal), assay Trained nurses are required to evaluate the patients' individual needs.
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evaluate
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Translations
يَحْسِب، يُقَدِّريُقَدِّر، يُثَمِّن، يُقَدِّر
evaluerevurderebedømme
arvioidaevaluoida
kiértékelszámokban kifejez
metareikna út
평가하다
išreikšti skaičiais
izteikt skaitļosnovērtēt
evaluate
[ɪˈvæljʊeɪt] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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evaluate
vt house, painting, worth etc → schätzen (→ at auf +acc); damages → festsetzen (→ at auf +acc); chances, situation, effectiveness, usefulness → einschätzen, beurteilen; evidence, results → auswerten; pros and cons → (gegeneinander) abwägen; contribution, achievement, work, performance → beurteilen; (Med) patient → untersuchen (und die Diagnose stellen)
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evaluate
(iˈvӕljueit) verb1. to form an idea of the worth of. It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer.
2. to work out the numerical value of. If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x2 + y2.
eˌvaluˈation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
evaluate
vt. evaluar, estimar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
evaluate
vt evaluar, valorarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.