verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tax
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: determine, set
7
verb
Meaning 7
charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: charge, bill
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh1yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Latin assideō Latin assessus Medieval Latin assessareder. Old French assesserbor. Middle English assessen English assess From Middle English assessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare, originally the frequentative of Latin assessus, past participle of assidēre, from ad (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”). Cognate with Spanish asentar (“to settle”).
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
يُقَدِّر
(yuqaddir)
— to determine the value of
Basque:
balio eman
— to determine the value of
Basque:
baloratu
— to determine the value of
Basque:
neurtu
— to determine the value of
Bulgarian:
оценя́вам
(ocenjávam)
— to determine the value of
Catalan:
avaluar
— to determine the value of
Catalan:
valorar
— to determine the value of
Catalan:
estimar
— to determine the value of
Czech:
ohodnotit
— to determine the value of
Czech:
ocenit
— to determine the value of
Danish:
vurdere
— to determine the value of
Dutch:
beoordelen
— to determine the value of
Dutch:
evalueren
— to determine the value of
Egyptian:
i-p:Y1
(jp)
— to determine the value of
Esperanto:
taksi
— to determine the value of
Finnish:
arvioida
— to determine the value of
Finnish:
määrittää
— to determine the value of
French:
estimer
— to determine the value of
French:
évaluer
— to determine the value of
German:
schätzen
— to determine the value of
German:
bewerten
— to determine the value of
German:
einschätzen
— to determine the value of
German:
beurteilen
— to determine the value of
Greek:
αξιολογώ
(axiologó)
— to determine the value of
Greek:
εκτιμώ
(ektimó)
— to determine the value of
Greek:
αποτιμώ
(apotimó)
— to determine the value of
Greek:
υπολογίζω
(ypologízo)
— to determine the value of
Hindi:
मूल्यांकन करना
(mūlyāṅkan karnā)
— to determine the value of
Hungarian:
kiértékel
— to determine the value of
Hungarian:
felbecsül
— to determine the value of
Hungarian:
felmér
— to determine the value of
Hungarian:
megállapít
— to determine the value of
Hungarian:
értékel
— to determine the value of
Irish:
measúnaigh
— to determine the value of
Italian:
valutare
— to determine the value of
Italian:
stimare
— to determine the value of
Italian:
estimare
— to determine the value of
Latin:
aestimō
— to determine the value of
Latin:
taxō
— to determine the value of
Māori:
aromatawai
— to determine the value of
Eastern Mari:
аклаш
(aklaš)
— to determine the value of
Occitan:
evaluar
— to determine the value of
Occitan:
estimar
— to determine the value of
Polish:
ocenić
— to determine the value of
Polish:
oceniać
— to determine the value of
Portuguese:
estimar
— to determine the value of
Portuguese:
avaliar
— to determine the value of
Russian:
определя́ть
(opredeljátʹ)
— to determine the value of
Russian:
определи́ть
(opredelítʹ)
— to determine the value of
Russian:
оце́нивать
(océnivatʹ)
— to determine the value of
Russian:
оцени́ть
(ocenítʹ)
— to determine the value of
Slovak:
oceniť
— to determine the value of
Slovak:
ohodnotiť
— to determine the value of
Slovak:
zhodnotiť
— to determine the value of
Spanish:
evaluar
— to determine the value of
Spanish:
estimar
— to determine the value of
Spanish:
expertizar
— to determine the value of
Swedish:
värdera
— to determine the value of
Turkish:
değerlendirmek
— to determine the value of
Ukrainian:
визнача́ти
(vyznačáty)
— to determine the value of
Ukrainian:
ви́значити
(význačyty)
— to determine the value of
Ukrainian:
оці́нювати
(ocínjuvaty)
— to determine the value of
Ukrainian:
оціни́ти
(ocinýty)
— to determine the value of
Arabic:
يُغَرِّم
(yuḡarrim)
— to give or charge with
Bulgarian:
облагам
(oblagam)
— to give or charge with
Dutch:
belasten
— to give or charge with
Finnish:
antaa
— to give or charge with
Finnish:
jakaa
— to give or charge with
French:
infliger
— to give or charge with
German:
erheben
— to give or charge with
German:
auferlegen
— to give or charge with
Hungarian:
megítél
— to give or charge with
Hungarian:
előír
— to give or charge with
Russian:
облага́ть
(oblagátʹ)
— to give or charge with
Russian:
обложи́ть
(obložítʹ)
— to give or charge with
Slovak:
vyrúbiť
— to give or charge with
Slovak:
stanoviť
— to give or charge with
Spanish:
determinar
— to give or charge with
Swedish:
belasta
— to give or charge with
Ottoman Turkish:
تجزیه ایتمك
(tecziye etmek)
— to give or charge with
Bulgarian:
определям
(opredeljam)
— to impose or subject to
Catalan:
gravar
— to impose or subject to
Dutch:
opleggen
— to impose or subject to
Finnish:
tarkastaa
— to impose or subject to
Finnish:
määrittää
— to impose or subject to
German:
bemessen
— to impose or subject to
Hungarian:
kivet
— to impose or subject to
Hungarian:
kiró
— to impose or subject to
Hungarian:
kiszab
— to impose or subject to
Italian:
tassare
— to impose or subject to
Italian:
applicare
— to impose or subject to
Russian:
облага́ть
— to impose or subject to
Russian:
штрафова́ть
(štrafovátʹ)
— to impose or subject to
Slovak:
vyrúbiť
— to impose or subject to
Slovak:
uvaliť
— to impose or subject to
Spanish:
gravar
— to impose or subject to
Spanish:
imponer
— to impose or subject to
Swedish:
förelägga
— to impose or subject to
Ukrainian:
оподатко́вувати
(opodatkóvuvaty)
— to impose or subject to
Ukrainian:
оподаткува́ти
(opodatkuváty)
— to impose or subject to
Ukrainian:
штрафува́ти
(štrafuváty)
— to impose or subject to