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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAssess
/əˈsɛs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, or significance of something.
"The teacher took time to assess each student's progress throughout the semester." - 2
To calculate or estimate the price, value, or amount of something, especially for taxation.
"An independent expert was hired to assess the value of the damaged property."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin 'assessare' (to fix a tax), from Latin 'assidere' (to sit by), originally referring to judges sitting beside an accused to estimate the amount of a fine or tax. Over time, the meaning broadened from evaluating property value to generally estimating, analyzing, or determining the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Assess" is said worldwide
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évaluer
Transliteration: évaluer
"Il est important d'évaluer les risques avant de commencer le projet."
beurteilen
Transliteration: beurteilen
"Der Experte wurde gebeten, den Schaden zu beurteilen."
valutare
Transliteration: valutare
"La commissione deve valutare tutte le proposte ricevute."
evaluar
Transliteration: evaluar
"El profesor necesita evaluar el rendimiento de los alumnos."
avaliar
Transliteration: avaliar
"Precisamos avaliar a situação financeira da empresa."
मूल्यांकन करना
Transliteration: mulyankan karna
"शिक्षक ने छात्र के काम का मूल्यांकन किया।"
评估
Transliteration: pínggū
"专家们正在评估这次地震造成的损失。"
평가하다
Transliteration: pyeonggahada
"우리는 현재 상황을 신중하게 평가해야 합니다."
評価する
Transliteration: hyōka suru
"彼らは新しい事業の可能性を評価した。"
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