re-evaluate

See also: reevaluate and reëvaluate

English

Alternative forms

• reevaluate (US)
• reëvaluate (diæretic)

Etymology

From re- +‎ evaluate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rēĭvălʹyo͞oāt, IPA^(key): /ɹiːɪˈvæljuːeɪt/

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Verb

re-evaluate (third-person singular simple present re-evaluates, present participle re-evaluating, simple past and past participle re-evaluated)

1. (transitive) To evaluate again; reassess; revisit; reconsider.

   The long hours and poor working conditions led him to re-evaluate his job.

   • 1987, “Paint a Vulgar Picture”, in Morrissey (lyrics), Johnny Marr (music), Strangeways, Here We Come, performed by The Smiths:

     Re-issue, re-package, re-package / Re-evaluate the songs / Double pack with a photograph / Extra track and a tacky badge

   • 2021 January 27, “Network News: Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil performs well in DBC tests”, in RAIL, issue 923, page 11:

     DBC Head of Sales Roger Neary added: "Rail freight is already a much greener alternative to road haulage, so to reduce our carbon footprint even further will, I hope, make businesses re-evaluate their own transport strategies."

Translations

evaluate again

Bulgarian: преоценя́вам impf (preocenjávam) Catalan: reavaluar Czech: přehodnotit (cs) pf Danish: genvurdere Dutch: herevalueren (nl) French: réévaluer (fr) German: neu zu bewerten Greek: επαναξιολογώ (el) (epanaxiologó) Italian: rivalutare (it) Polish: przewartościować pf, przewartościowywać Romanian: reevalua (ro) Swedish: omvärdera (sv) Turkish: yeniden değerlendirmek Welsh: ail-werthuso