evaluation
Americannoun
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evaluations
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an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
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(especially in medicine) a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition.
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Etymology
Origin of evaluation
From the French word évaluation, dating back to 1745–55. See e- 1, valuation
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Explanation
An evaluation is an appraisal of something to determine its worth or fitness. For example, before you start an exercise program, get a medical evaluation, to make sure you're able to handle the activity. At the heart of the noun evaluation is the root word value, which means "worth." So an evaluation is an examination to find the worth of something. We do this every day — maybe making an evaluation of the prices in a store to decide whether or not to shop there. We might get an appraisal of our property, which is an evaluation to determine its worth in preparation for taking out a mortgage. Evaluation is vital in planning our lives.
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“The safety and satisfaction of our customers are the highest priorities for the entire GM team, and we continue to cooperate with NHTSA’s evaluation of this matter,” a GM spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
For that reason, I agree with you that it would be better to allow her to attend the attorney’s office alone and to do so with a doctor’s written evaluation of her mental well-being.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Kushner said the results support continued development of alenglipron as an obesity treatment and further evaluation of its effectiveness in an upcoming phase III trial.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
If the performance evaluation is conducted honestly and based on merit, she said, the commission has nothing to fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“This is an evaluation from his commanding officer,” Georgia said, tapping the case.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
The state has tracked data for 72 workers who have undergone lung transplants and 51 workers who have been referred for lung transplant evaluations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The GAO’s role expanded after the 1970s to include not only audits but evaluations of executive-branch performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Upcoming evaluations will check the wiring harness connections required to integrate payloads.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Before AI models are released to the public, they are put to the test in a series of internal and external evaluations.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
She was supposed to write up evaluations of her students’ progress, but she’d spent every free minute painting, and now the deadline was on her and the evaluations were unwritten.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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