evaluate
to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess: to evaluate the results of an experiment.
Mathematics. to determine or calculate the numerical value of (a formula, function, relation, etc.).
Origin of evaluate
1Other words for evaluate
Other words from evaluate
- e·val·u·a·ble [ih-val-yoo-uh-buhl], /ɪˈvæl yu ə bəl/, adjective
- e·val·u·a·tive, adjective
- e·val·u·a·tor, noun
- mis·e·val·u·ate, verb (used with object), mis·e·val·u·at·ed, mis·e·val·u·at·ing.
- non·e·val·u·a·tive, adjective
- re·e·val·u·ate, verb (used with object), re·e·val·u·at·ed, re·e·val·u·at·ing.
- un·e·val·u·at·ed, adjective
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How to use evaluate in a sentence
One Huffington Post commenter, for example, says that he hopes “she recovers and takes time to reevaluate her career.”
Stop Blaming Christy Mack: Porn Stars Don’t Deserve to Be Beaten | Samantha Allen | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn event that rocks your world and makes you reevaluate everything?
Diablo Cody’s Personal (and Directorial) Paradise | Kevin Fallon | October 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRule: Reevaluate each of your friends often and read their timelines and posts.
Five Rules for Social Media Safety From Manti Te’o’s ‘Girlfriend’ | Diane O’Meara | April 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt means, for Christian, nothing less than a chance to reevaluate what it means to be human.
The administration's decision to reevaluate their misguided decision on drilling is just a first step.
British Dictionary definitions for evaluate
/ (ɪˈvæljʊˌeɪt) /
to ascertain or set the amount or value of
to judge or assess the worth of; appraise
maths logic to determine the unique member of the range of a function corresponding to a given member of its domain
Origin of evaluate
1Derived forms of evaluate
- evaluation, noun
- evaluator, noun
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