evaluation

noun

eval·​u·​a·​tion i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən How to pronounce evaluation (audio)
-yü-ˈā-
plural evaluations
: the act or result of evaluating
a situation that requires careful evaluation
: determination of the value, nature, character, or quality of something or someone
What's your evaluation of her writing ability?
a patient undergoing psychiatric evaluation
The CIA described my evaluation of the situation as "sound, perceptive and very much in line with our own."Robert S. McNamara
Only 24 states require any kind of testing or evaluation for homeschooled students …Andrew J. Rotherham
As part of a standard evaluation, patients are given a series of tests …Jerome Groopman

Examples of evaluation in a Sentence

what's your evaluation of her writing ability? the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists
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Haliburton put no weight on the leg and had his face wrapped in towels as he was taken to the Pacers’ locker room for evaluation. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 The big exited Barclays Center that night in a walking boot and stayed in New York Friday to undergo further imaging and evaluation while the team traveled to Seattle to begin a four-game roadtrip. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025 He was taken to a hospital for further evaluation, but Rays manager Kevin Cash said after the game Bigge never lost consciousness and was able to speak with first responders. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025 That Wednesday in February, Jones was the fastest brakeman in an in-house national team competition and evaluations at the OPTC and had been named to Team USA’s top sled for the World Championships the following week in Lake Placid. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for evaluation

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1622, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of evaluation was circa 1622

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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evaluation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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