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[ih-val-yoo-eyt] Example Sentences Origin

e·val·u·ate

[ih-val-yoo-eyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1.
to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
2.
to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess: to evaluate the results of an experiment.
3.
Mathematics. to ascertain the numerical value of (a function, relation, etc.).

Origin:
1835–45; back formation from evaluation

e·val·u·a·ble [ih-val-yoo-uh-buhl] , adjective
e·val·u·a·tive, adjective
e·val·u·a·tor, noun
mis·e·val·u·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
non·e·val·u·a·tive, adjective
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re·e·val·u·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
un·e·val·u·at·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE


1, 2. weigh, estimate, gauge, value.

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Example Sentences
  • There is no perfect way to evaluate teachers, but that is true of many jobs.
  • The editors send the paper to one or more other scientists who evaluate it.
  • I'm going to evaluate every trade agreement.
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World English Dictionary
evaluate (ɪˈvæljʊˌeɪt)
 
vb
1.  to ascertain or set the amount or value of
2.  to judge or assess the worth of; appraise
3.  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]
 
evalu'ation
 
n
 
e'valuator
 
n

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Word Origin & History

evaluate
1842, a back formation from evaluation. Originally in mathematics. Related: Evaluated; evaluating.
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EVALUATE definition

programming
The COBOL85 keyword for a switch statement.
(1997-06-10)

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