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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This typically stems from a lack of comprehensive linguistic coverage, insufficient domain-specific examples or inadequate evaluation against human translations during development. Mohammad Adnan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Officials emphasized that commanders could expedite evaluations if needed. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 By requiring an annual evaluation of Medicaid recipients’ assets, Barrasso’s bill will go a long way toward eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid services while saving American taxpayers billions of dollars and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Medicaid program. Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025 OpenAI said the full evaluation suite and underlying data for HealthBench is available in its GitHub repository. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 14 May 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 20 May. 2025.

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