evaluate
verb OPAL W
/ɪˈvæljueɪt/
/ɪˈvæljueɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they evaluate | /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ |
| he / she / it evaluates | /ɪˈvæljueɪts/ /ɪˈvæljueɪts/ |
| past simple evaluated | /ɪˈvæljueɪtɪd/ /ɪˈvæljueɪtɪd/ |
| past participle evaluated | /ɪˈvæljueɪtɪd/ /ɪˈvæljueɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form evaluating | /ɪˈvæljueɪtɪŋ/ /ɪˈvæljueɪtɪŋ/ |
- to form an opinion of the amount, value or quality of something after thinking about it carefully synonym assess
- evaluate something The trial will evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.
- Researchers evaluated teaching performance by comparing students' exam results.
- evaluate how, whether, etc… The study will critically evaluate whether this technology is useful.
- We need to evaluate how well the policy is working.
- evaluate somebody/something for something The cheeses are evaluated for flavour, texture and colour.
- evaluate somebody/something on something Candidates are evaluated on their ability to think independently.
Wordfinder- analysis
- evaluate
- evidence
- experiment
- hypothesis
- laboratory
- research
- result
- science
- study
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2, Scientific researchb2- The effects of changes in land use can be evaluated by analysis of flooding patterns.
- The evidence should be carefully evaluated.
- The role of stay-at-home mother is more positively evaluated in working-class communities.
- This does not seem an accurate way of evaluating employees' performance.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- fully
- properly
- …
- aim to
- attempt to
- be designed to
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent. (earlier (mid 18th cent.) as evaluation): from French évaluer, from es- (from Latin ex-) ‘out, from’ + Old French value ‘value’.