- to ascertain or set the amount or value of
- to judge or assess the worth of; appraise
- to determine the unique member of the range of a function corresponding to a given member of its domain
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•val•u•ate /ɪˈvælyuˌeɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to determine the value, quality, or significance of; assess;
appraise: to evaluate property.
e•val•u•ate
(i val′yo̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.
e•val•u•a•ble
(i val′yo̅o̅ ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
e•val′u•a′tive, adj.
e•val′u•a′tor, n.
- 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. - Mathematicsto ascertain the numerical value of (a function, relation, etc.).
- back formation from evaluation 1835–45
e•val′u•a′tor, n.
- 1. 2. . weigh, estimate, gauge, value.
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evaluate /ɪˈvæljʊˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)
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'evaluate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assess
- criticize
- criticism
- mark
- rate
- valuate
- Apgar
- assay
- audit
- Brazelton
- calculate
- College Boards
- consultation
- credit manager
- double integral
- energy audit
- estimate
- examine
- gauge
- Gesell Developmental Schedules
- interview
- inventory
- jury
- limit
- mistake
- narrative
- nitrogen balance
- Pap test
- prospectus
- reader
- test-drive
- test-market
- triple integral
- try
- underrate
- weigh
- window-shop
- scope
- scoping
- score
- set
- site catchment analysis
- size
