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Definition of evaluate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

evaluate

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verb
NAmE//ɪˈvælyuˌeɪt//
 
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they evaluate
 
he / she / it evaluates
 
past simple evaluated
 
-ing form evaluating
 
 
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to form an opinion of the amount, value, or quality of something after thinking about it carefully synonym assess evaluate something Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs. evaluate how, whether, etc… We need to evaluate how well the policy is working.
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NAmE//ɪˌvælyuˈeɪʃn//
 
noun [countable, uncountable] an evaluation of the health care system
 evaluative
 
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NAmE//ɪˈvælyuˌeɪt̮ɪv//
 
adjective AWL Collocationsevaluateevaluate verb
  • critically
  • objectively
  • quantitatively
  • carefully, rigorously
  • thoroughly
  • empirically
  • scientifically, systematically
This article critically evaluates the results of the two approaches. These probabilities can be evaluated empirically.
  • effectiveness
  • effect
  • accuracy
  • hypothesis
  • usefulness
  • significance
  • performance
  • outcome
Although numerous statistical approaches can be used to evaluate the hypothesis, we will consider three here.
  • designed to
This study is designed to evaluate two methods of teaching economics.
  • difficult to
The evidence is difficult to evaluate and, in some respects, inconsistent.reevaluate verb
  • periodically
  • constantly, continually
  • critically
The strategy needs to be monitored and periodically reevaluated, and the measured results reported and acted upon.evaluation noun
  • careful, comprehensive, rigorous, thorough
  • initial
  • further
  • objective
  • subjective
The new management structure would create a rigorous evaluation system based on peer review.
  • undergo
  • warrant
  • conduct
This study conducts a thorough evaluation of current methodologies, and makes recommendations.See evaluate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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