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
In 2007, President Bush signed a law that required all Head Start grantees to be evaluated using an evidence-based system.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball? | Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe whole stack was re-evaluated—a “one-time decision,” said a memo from the advisory council, due to “extraneous circumstances.”
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’ | ProPublica | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWho knew it was so complicated, so intensely evaluated, to be considered “internationally best dressed?”
Are These Really the Best Dressed People in the World? | Tim Teeman | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSince Latif could not return to the States, he was unable to be evaluated for his military disability benefits.
Oregon Judge Grounds the Federal No-Fly List—and It’s High Time | Dean Obeidallah | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“This is what your bosses, the executives, are being evaluated for,” the whistleblower said.
Exclusive: Texas VA Run Like a ‘Crime Syndicate,’ Whistleblower Says | Jacob Siegel | May 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In this simple case the various incidents must be evaluated, and each must be considered by itself.
Criminal Psychology | Hans GrossHence the great contrast which may exist between a good or an immediate experience and an evaluated or judged good.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyLife itself and all its energies must be given freely; material goods must not be evaluated too minutely.
The Psychology of Nations | G.E. PartridgeNo one can tell, urged the Senator, whether a rate is reasonable until the railway in question has been evaluated.
Contemporary American History, 1877-1913 | Charles A. BeardAuthors are no longer evaluated in terms of sthetics, but rather from the point of view of political economy.
Pieces of Hate | Heywood Broun
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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