evaluate
verb
eval·u·ate
i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt 
-yü-ˌāt
evaluated; evaluating
1
: to determine or fix the value of
2
: to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study
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We need to evaluate our options.
evaluate a training program as effective
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Ahzam Afzal, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Installation of the devices at village intersections originally was evaluated based on a number of variables, including traffic volume, accident rates, crash and injury severity, crash type and red-light violations committed during those crashes.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Those diagnoses lead to higher payment rates the hospital said were commensurate with the additional resources often involved in evaluating, diagnosing and treating those conditions.
—Nathan Pilling
july 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
That includes Ryan Hoge, the president of PSA, one of the biggest companies that evaluates the condition and authenticity of trading cards.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
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evaluate
verb
eval·u·ate
i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt
evaluated; evaluating
1
: to find the value of
evaluate a mathematical expression
2
: to decide the value or worth of after study
evaluate a new program
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