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e·val·u·ate

(ĭ-văl′yo͞o-āt′)

tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates

1. To ascertain or fix the value or amount of: evaluate the damage from the flood.

2. To determine the importance, effectiveness, or worth of; assess: evaluate teacher performance. See Synonyms at estimate.

3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

[Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin ē-, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]

e·val′u·a′tion n.

e·val′u·a·tive adj.

e·val′u·a·tor n.

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e•val•u•a•tion

(ɪˌvæl yuˈeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.

2. a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition.

[1745–55; < French évaluation. See e-, valuation]

evaluation

In intelligence usage, appraisal of an item of information in terms of credibility, reliability, pertinence, and accuracy.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	evaluation - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of rating judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" scoring, grading, marking - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
	2.	evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" rating, valuation appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth overvaluation - too high a value or price assigned to something undervaluation - too low a value or price assigned to something pricing - the evaluation of something in terms of its price reevaluation - the evaluation of something a second time (or more) mark, score, grade - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" bond rating - an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"

evaluation

noun assessment, rating, judgment, calculation, valuation, appraisal, estimation Evaluation is standard practice for the training course.

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evaluation

noun

The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:

appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, judgment, valuation.

Translations

تَقْدير، تَثْمين

evaluering

BewertungEvaluierung

αξιολόγηση

evaluación valoración cálculo

évaluation

értékbecslés

mat; útreikningur

valutazione

evaluering

ocenenie

değerlendirmehesaplama

计算评价

evaluation

[ɪˌvæljʊˈeɪʃən] N

1. [of value] → valoración f, cálculo m

2. [of evidence etc] → evaluación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

evaluation

[ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃ^ən] n (= assessment) [work, knowledge] → évaluation f; [record, achievement] → évaluation f

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evaluation

n (of house, painting, worth etc) → Schätzung f; (of damages) → Festsetzung f; (of situation, chances, effectiveness, usefulness) → Einschätzung f, → Beurteilung f; (of evidence, results) → Auswertung f; (of pros and cons) → Abwägung f; (of contribution, achievement, work, performance) → Beurteilung f; (Med: of patient) → Untersuchung (und Diagnosestellung) f; in my evaluation → nach meiner Schätzung; on evaluation of the evidence it became clear that … → die Auswertung or Sichtung des Beweismaterials machte klar, dass …

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

evaluation

[ɪˌvæljʊˈeɪʃ/ən] n → valutazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

evaluate

(iˈvӕljueit) verb

1. to form an idea of the worth of. It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer.

2. to work out the numerical value of. If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x² + y².

eˌvaluˈation noun

e·val·u·a·tion

n. evaluación, consideración del estado de salud mental y físico de una persona enferma o sana.

evaluation

n evaluación f, valoración f

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