Definition of evaluating Evaluating

/ɪvæˈljuejˌtɪŋ/ - [ivatlyueyting] - e•val•u•at•ing

We found 3 definitions of evaluating from 2 different sources.

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What does evaluating mean?

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  • evaluating (Verb)
    Present participle of evaluate.

Part of speech

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  • evaluating, verb, gerund of evaluate (infinitive).

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

evaluates, evaluating, evaluated  

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"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • evaluate (v. t.)
    To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • evaluate
    To express an opinion or a valuation, especially on esthetics, morality or the like.
  • evaluate
    To draw conclusions from by examining.
  • evaluate
    To compute an expression.
  • evaluate
    To place a value on.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • evaluate
    e-val′ū-āt, v.t. to determine the value of.—n. Evaluā′tion

Part of speech

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  • evaluate, verb, present, 1st person singular of evaluate (infinitive).
  • evaluate, verb (infinitive).

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