/ɪvæˈljuejˌtɪŋ/ - [ivatlyueyting] - e•val•u•at•ing
We found 3 definitions of evaluating from 2 different sources.
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evaluate - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
pass judgment, judge | ||
cerebrate, cogitate, think consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind | ||
rank, rate, grade, range, order, place take or have a position relative to others; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" | ||
stand have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" | ||
approve judge to be right or commendable; think well of | ||
disapprove consider bad or wrong | ||
choose pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" | ||
prejudge judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence | ||
valuate, appraise, evaluate, assess, measure, value form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
reappraise appraise anew; "Homes in our town are reappraised every five years and taxes are increased accordingly" | ||
reject refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" | ||
accept tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" | ||
conceive, believe, consider, think become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" | ||
count on, estimate, forecast, figure, calculate, reckon judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" | ||
anticipate, expect be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" | ||
ascribe, attribute, impute, assign attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" | ||
attribute, assign select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" | ||
disapprove, reject consider bad or wrong | ||
adjudge, declare, hold state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" | ||
critique, review look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation" | ||
fail get worse; "Her health is declining" | ||
pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" | ||
essay, try out, examine, test, prove, try question closely | ||
evaluate - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" | ||
measure, valuate, assess, appraise, value | ||
pass judgment, evaluate, judge form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" | ||
grade, score, mark determine the grade of or assign a grade to | ||
rate, value assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" | ||
assess estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" | ||
standardise, standardize cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized" | ||
reassess, reevaluate revise or renew one's assessment | ||
censor subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" | ||
praise express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |