evaluation
pronunciation
How to pronounce evaluation in British English:
UK [ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn]
How to pronounce evaluation in American English:
US [ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- an appraisal of the value of something
Word Origin
- evaluation (n.)
- 1755, "action of appraising or valuing," from French évaluation, noun of action from évaluer "to find the value of," from é- "out" (see ex-) + valuer (see value (n.)). Meaning "job performance review" attested by 1947.
Example
- 1. Other quality control tools include version control and translator evaluation .
- 2. Kiehl was hired by the defense to do a psychiatric evaluation .
- 3. Remember , self-esteem is based on our emotional evaluation of our self-image .
- 4. The evaluation highlighted inconsistencies in administrative practices and approval processes between nrc-iar laboratories .
- 5. Some thought their ratings of his individual characteristics had actually affected their global evaluation of his likeability .