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evaluate

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ɪ̈ˈvaljəˌweɪt/ UK /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/
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Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To judge or decide the value, quality, or importance of something after careful thought.

    It will take months to evaluate the results of the survey.

  2. 2
    verb

    To work out the value of a mathematical expression.

    Evaluate the expression when x equals five.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to judge or decide the... appraiseassessjudgerate
2 verb · to work out the value of a... compute
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Word family
Forms evaluatedevaluatesevaluating
Derived forms coevaluateevaluableevaluatableevaluateeevaluativeevaluatorevaluatorymisevaluateoverevaluatere-evaluatereevaluateself-evaluate

Etymology

Back-formation from evaluation.

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Actions & Processes

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