American English
/ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt̚/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
To study something carefully and decide how good, useful, successful, or important it is.
The first syllable of “evaluate” is short and not emphasized: /ɪˈvæɫ.juˌeɪt̚/. The strongest beat is on “val.”
To study something carefully and decide how good, useful, successful, or important it is.
The committee will evaluate the proposals next week.
Her manager evaluated her performance after the project.
evaluate the evidence · evaluate the options · evaluate student performance · evaluate the results
evaluate + noun
evaluate + whether/if + clause
To calculate the value of a mathematical expression, often after replacing letters with numbers.
Evaluate 3x + 2 when x equals 4.
The students evaluated the expression after replacing x with 4.
evaluate an expression
evaluate + a mathematical expression