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evaluate

Verb

IPA /ɪˈvæljʊeɪt/

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To examine something carefully and make a judgement about its quality, usefulness or value, using the information available to you.

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evaluate/ɪˈvæljʊeɪt/

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We evaluated several possible routes before choosing the easiest one.
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evaluate — To examine something carefully and make a judgement about its quality, usefulness or value, using the information available to you.

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To examine something carefully and make a judgement about its quality, usefulness or value, using the information available to you.

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Formed from evaluation, a word borrowed from French and related to evaluer, meaning to assess value.

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Evaluation is the noun for the process or result of making this kind of judgement.

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