evaluation
noun
eval·u·a·tion
i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 
-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
Robert S. McNamaraOnly 24 states require any kind of testing or evaluation for homeschooled students …—Andrew J. Rotherham
Andrew J. RotherhamAs part of a standard evaluation, patients are given a series of tests …—Jerome Groopman
Jerome GroopmanExamples 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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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Critics at major entertainment outlets offer their evaluations of every show.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
During the nearly 30-minute encounter, officers advised Brown to seek medical evaluation at a hospital.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Each step — project evaluation, funding approval, auditing — has piled up in endless bureaucratic queues, delaying production by years.
—Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evaluation
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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evaluation. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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