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To evaluate is defined as to judge the value or worth of someone or something.
(verb)An example of evaluate is when a teacher reviews a paper in order to give it a grade.
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See evaluate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb evaluated, evaluating
- to find the value or amount of
- to judge or determine the worth or quality of; appraise
- Math. to find the numerical value of; express in numbers
Origin: back-form. < evaluation
Related Forms:
- evaluative adjective
- evaluator noun
See evaluate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates
- To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.
- To examine and judge carefully; appraise. See Synonyms at estimate.
- Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.
Origin:
Origin: Back-formation from evaluation
Origin: , from French évaluation
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from evaluer, to evaluate
Origin: : e-, out (from Latin ē-, ex-; see ex-)
Origin: + value, value; see value
.Related Forms:
- e·valˌu·aˈtion noun
- e·valˈu·a·tive adjective
- e·valˈu·a·tor noun
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