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Elementary Dictionary
     

e·val·u·ate

evaluate

 
 
pronunciation:
ih vael yu eIt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: evaluates, evaluating, evaluated
definition: When you evaluate something, you study it carefully and judge it in some way.
Teachers use tests to evaluate how much their students have learned.
synonyms:
gauge, judge, weigh
similar words:
criticize, estimate, study, test
derivations: evaluative (adj.), evaluation (n.), evaluator (n.)
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