evaluate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

evalu·ate AW [evaluate evaluates evaluated evaluating] BrE [ɪˈvæljueɪt] NAmE [ɪˈvæljueɪt] verb
to form an opinion of the amount, value or quality of sth after thinking about it carefully
Syn: ↑assess
•~ sth Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.
•~ how, whether, etc… We need to evaluate how well the policy is working.
Derived Words: ↑evaluation ▪ ↑evaluative
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent. (earlier (mid 18th cent.) as evaluation): from French évaluer, from es- (from Latin ex-) ‘out, from’ + Old French value ‘value’.

Example Bank:
•It was impossible to evaluate the safety of the new drug.
•The evidence should be carefully evaluated.
•The role of stay-at-home mother is more positively evaluated in working-class communities.
•These probabilities can be evaluated empirically.
•criteria used to evaluate employees' performance
•his ability to objectively evaluate the merits of the works he considers
•to help evaluate the success of the campaign
•Candidates are assessed/evaluated on their ability to think independently.
•This does not seem an accurate way of evaluating employees' performance.
•We need to evaluate how well the system is working.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pass judgment, judge, measure, valuate, assess, appraise, value