evaluate

tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.
2. To examine and judge carefully; appraise. See synonyms at estimate.
3. Mathematics. To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

[Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin ē-, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]

evaluation e·val'u·a'tion n.
evaluative e·val'u·a·tive adj.
evaluator e·val'u·a·tor n.

verb

To make a judgment as to the worth or value of: appraise, assay, assess, calculate, estimate, gauge, judge, rate¹, size up, valuate, value. Idioms: take the measure of. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

n

To make a judgment or appraisal of a condition or situation. In dentistry, used to describe the clinical judgment of a patient’s dental health or an appraisal of staff performance.

A critical appraisal or assessment; a judgment of the value, worth, character or effectiveness of that which is being assessed.

IN BRIEF: To judge or discover the worth or effectiveness of.

Know yourself first, evaluate others later, and for God's sake don't follow someone else. — unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - evaluere, taksere, beregne, udtrykke i tal

Nederlands (Dutch)
beoordelen, evalueren

Français (French)
v. tr. - évaluer à, déterminer le montant, la valeur, ou le prix de, expertiser, peser, évaluer (des arguments, un témoignage), porter un jugement sur la valeur de

Deutsch (German)
v. - beurteilen, schätzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποτιμώ, εκτιμώ, αξιολογώ, υπολογίζω

Italiano (Italian)
giudicare, stimare, valutare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - avaliar, calcular

Русский (Russian)
оценивать, определять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - juzgar, determinar el valor de, tasar, valorar, evaluar, discutir ulteriormente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - värdera, uppskatta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
评估, 赋值, 评价

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 評估, 賦值, 評價

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 평가하다, 수치를 구하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 評価する, 見積もる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقدر, يقيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העריך, אמר את המספר של, מצא ביטוי מספרי ל-‬

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