Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evaluate

/ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: eval-u-ate
IPA: /ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.

Transitive verb

verb

To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

Transitive verb

verb

To return or have a specific value.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"It will take several years to evaluate the material gathered in the survey."
"Death is a factor that changes all our views as we are forced to evaluate our worth and what ultimately matters in life."
"Evaluate this integral."
"Since element (15.1) evaluates to an element of the center in any alternative algebra, (15.1) has to evaluate to a scalar multiple of the identity element of the Cayley-Dickson algebra."
"In one type of such an integral, the integrand is only the probability density function, and the integral evaluates to a probability, which of course is a scalar."

Etymology

Back-formation from evaluation.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂welh₁-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/
British English: /ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

evaluates (present, singular) evaluating (participle, present) evaluated (participle, past) evaluated (past)

Derived Forms

coevaluate evaluable evaluatable evaluatee evaluative evaluator evaluatory misevaluate overevaluate reevaluate underevaluate unevaluated

Phrases

re-evaluate self-evaluate

Synonyms

assess esteem rate appraise apprise apprize evaluate judge price prize valuate value

Rhymes With

devaluate great state wait late date rate hate straight love-hate eight create

Questions

How do you pronounce evaluate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt/.
What does evaluate mean?: To draw conclusions from examining; to assess; to appraise.
Where does evaluate come from?: Back-formation from evaluation.

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