Meaning & use
evaluate
To judge or assess the value, quality, or importance of something carefully.
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Teachers evaluate student essays using a detailed rubric covering structure and argument.
The committee will evaluate three proposals before deciding which project to fund.
A note on using this word
Evaluate implies a careful, often formal judgment, distinct from 'assess,' which can be more general, or 'measure,' which implies a quantifiable result.
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