gerund or present participle
Studying something carefully to decide how good, useful, successful, or important it is.
The teacher is evaluating the students' progress.
He spent hours evaluating the different options.
American English
How to pronounce evaluating
verbB2Common word
ihVAALyooaydihng
/ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪ.ɾɪŋ/
5 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of evaluate
Studying something carefully to decide how good, useful, successful, or important it is.
What to listen for
Evaluating is pronounced /ɪˈvæɫ.juˌeɪ.ɾɪŋ/. The first syllable is short and unstressed, and the main stress is on the second syllable.
Meanings & examples
gerund or present participle
Calculating the value of a mathematical expression, often after replacing letters with numbers.
The students are evaluating the expression after replacing x with 4.
Evaluating the formula gives us the final result.