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Evaluation

/ɪˌvæl.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1400 frequency
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  1. 1

    The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.

    "The evaluation of the new teaching method will take a full year."
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Derived from the French 'évaluation' and the verb 'évaluer', stemming from the Late Latin 'evaluare', combining the Latin prefix 'e-' (out of, from) and 'valere' (to be strong, be worth). It entered the English language in the mid-19th century to denote the act of appraising or calculating the value, amount, or quality of something.

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