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evaluate

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/
  • Canada, General-American: /ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/
  • Canada, General-American: /ɪˈvæl.jəˌeɪt/
  • Maryland Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 V AE1 L Y UW0 EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IY0 V AE1 L Y UW0 EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assess, esteem, rate, appraise, apprise, apprize, evaluate, judge, price, prize, valuate, value, weigh, worthen

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • Evaluate this integral.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To return or have a specific value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

form a critical opinion of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I cannot judge some works of modern art
  • How do you evaluate this grant proposal?
  • We shouldn't pass judgment on other people

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pass judgment, judge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: think, cogitate, cerebrate

Narrower terms: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place, stand, approve, disapprove, choose, prejudge, measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value, reappraise, reject, accept, think, believe, consider, conceive, calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast, expect, anticipate, impute, ascribe, assign, attribute, declare, adjudge, hold, review, critique, fail, pass, test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay

5

verb

Meaning 5

evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
  • access all the factors when taking a risk

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: measure, valuate, assess, appraise, value

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: evaluate, pass judgment, judge

Narrower terms: grade, score, mark, rate, value, standardize, standardise, reassess, reevaluate, censor, praise

History

Etymology

Back-formation from evaluation.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: оценя́вам (ocenjávam) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Catalan: avaluar — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Chinese Mandarin: 評價 /评价 (píngjià) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Czech: ohodnotit — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Danish: evaluere — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Esperanto: taksi — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Estonian: hindama — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Finnish: arvioida — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Finnish: evaluoida — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • French: évaluer — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • German: evaluieren — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • German: auswerten — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dōmjan) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Greek: αξιολογώ (axiologó) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Greek: εκτιμώ (ektimó) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Hungarian: értékel — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Hungarian: kiértékel — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Ido: evaluar — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Irish: luacháil — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Italian: valutare — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Japanese: 評する (hyō-suru) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Korean: 평가하다 (pyeongga-hada) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Latgalian: īvērtēt — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Māori: aromātai — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Eastern Mari: аклаш (aklaš) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Polish: oceniać — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Polish: ocenić — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Portuguese: avaliar — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Russian: оце́нивать (océnivatʹ) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Russian: оцени́ть (ocenítʹ) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Russian: сделать вывод (sdelatʹ vyvod) — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Spanish: evaluar — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Swedish: evaluera — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Tagalog: halgahan — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Turkish: değerlendirmek — to draw conclusions from by examining
  • Catalan: avaluar — to compute or determine the value of
  • Finnish: laskea — to compute or determine the value of
  • German: berechnen — to compute or determine the value of
  • Greek: αξιολογώ (axiologó) — to compute or determine the value of
  • Hungarian: kiértékel — to compute or determine the value of
  • Ido: evaluar — to compute or determine the value of
  • Eastern Mari: аклаш (aklaš) — to compute or determine the value of
  • Polish: obliczyć — to compute or determine the value of
  • Polish: zwartościować — to compute or determine the value of
  • Russian: вычислить (vyčislitʹ) — to compute or determine the value of
  • Swedish: utvärdera — to compute or determine the value of
  • German: ergeben — to have or return a given value
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