evaluate — e‧val‧u‧ate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] verb [transitive] to carefully consider something to see how useful or valuable it is: • We need to evaluate the success of our last marketing campaign. evaluation noun [countable, uncountable] : • the development and… … Financial and business terms
Evaluate — E*val u*ate ([ e]*v[a^]l [ u]*[=a]t), v. t. [See {Evaluation}.] To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evaluate — 1842, from Fr. évaluer or else a back formation from EVALUATION (Cf. evaluation). Originally in mathematics. Related: Evaluated; evaluating … Etymology dictionary
evaluate — appraise, value, rate, assess, assay, estimate Analogous words: *judge, adjudge: Criticize … New Dictionary of Synonyms
evaluate — [v] judge appraise, assay, assess, calculate, check, check out, class, classify, criticize, decide, estimate, figure out, fiture, gauge, grade, guesstimate*, look over, peg*, price out, rank, rate, read, reckon, set at, size, size up*, survey,… … New thesaurus
evaluate — ► VERB 1) form an idea of the amount or value of; assess. 2) Mathematics find a numerical expression or equivalent for (a formula, function, etc.). DERIVATIVES evaluation noun evaluative adjective evaluator noun … English terms dictionary
evaluate — [ē val′yo͞o āt΄, ival′yo͞o āt΄] vt. evaluated, evaluating [back form. < EVALUATION] 1. to find the value or amount of 2. to judge or determine the worth or quality of; appraise 3. Math. to find the numerical value of; express in numbers SYN.… … English World dictionary
evaluate — 01. It will take us a few days to fully [evaluate] your proficiency in English. 02. Your grammar test is only part of the [evaluation] done in order to place you in the right level. 03. It is difficult to [evaluate] the effectiveness of the… … Grammatical examples in English
evaluate — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively (esp. AmE), fully, properly, thoroughly ▪ carefully, rigorously, systematically ▪ The evidence should be carefully evaluated … Collocations dictionary
evaluate — e|val|u|ate [ıˈvæljueıt] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: evaluation] to judge how good, useful, or successful something is = ↑assess ▪ You should be able to evaluate your own work. ▪ We need to evaluate the success of the campaign. ▪ It can be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
