evaluate

CEFRC1

/ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To judge the quality, value, or importance of something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

Examples

  • The teacher had to evaluate all the students.

  • The trial will evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɪˈvæl.jəˌeɪt/
  • /ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To return or have a specific value.

  2. To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.

More examples

In context

  • There are many things which we cannot evaluate in terms of money.

  • It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey.

  • Evaluate this integral.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

We need to blank the project's success using clear metrics next week.

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Origin

verb

Back-formation from evaluation.