verb
evaluate
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verb
1
To carefully judge the value, quality, or significance of something.
"The teacher evaluated each essay against a strict rubric."
"Doctors evaluated the patient's symptoms before diagnosis."
2
(mathematics/computing) To work out the numeric value of an expression.
"The calculator evaluates the formula and returns a result."
How to Use Evaluate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo assess or work out how good, true, or valuable something is.
Common pairings
evaluate performance
evaluate the evidence
evaluate an expression
Word Forms
evaluated past tense, evaluates singular
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Etymology
A back-formation from evaluation, itself from French évaluation.