evaluate
verb (used with object)
to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise.
were evaluating
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past progressiveof evaluate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They were then asked to perform another task on a tablet while being told that the researchers were evaluating a mobile application.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
School officials told local media they were "evaluating all available legal and administrative options, including an appeal".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the spring of 1879, during planting season, local farmers were evaluating their options for how to eke out a living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Administrators said they were evaluating grants one-by-one to find ways to provide stop-gap funding, and working to ensure graduate and postdoctoral student education and research — often paid for by federal grants — went uninterrupted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025
Officials from universities and colleges around the country said they were evaluating their own security in the wake of the attack at Michigan State.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
