to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
- a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor
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Frequently Asked Questions About evaluate
How does the verb evaluate differ from other similar words?
Some common synonyms of evaluate are appraise, assess, estimate, rate, and value. While all these words mean "to judge something with respect to its worth or significance," evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary.
evaluate a student's work
When could appraise be used to replace evaluate?
The synonyms appraise and evaluate are sometimes interchangeable, but appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment.
having their house appraised
Where would assess be a reasonable alternative to evaluate?
The words assess and evaluate can be used in similar contexts, but assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action.
officials are trying to assess the damage
In what contexts can estimate take the place of evaluate?
The words estimate and evaluate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out.
estimated the crowd at two hundred
How are the words rate and estimate related as synonyms of evaluate?
Rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values.
a highly rated restaurant
How do value and appraise relate to one another, in the sense of evaluate?
Value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment.
a watercolor valued by the donor at $500
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The first known use of evaluate was in 1842
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