evaluate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪ̈ˈvaljəˌweɪt/

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• Hyphenation: eval‧u‧ate

Verb

Plain form evaluate

Third-person singular evaluates

Past tense evaluated

Past participle evaluated

Present participle evaluating

1. (transitive) If you evaluate someone or something, you judge it.
   • Synonym: assess

   It is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the LINK programme, but we believe it has been useful.

Related words

• evaluation