evaluation

evaluation is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/

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Noun

Singular evaluation

Plural evaluations

Evaluation is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (uncountable) Evaluation is the process of making a judgement.
   • Synonym: assessment

   If a teacher doesn't know the student well, it makes the evaluation of the student's level very difficult.

   After the problem was found, we began an internal evaluation of the management.

2. (countable) An evaluation is a judgement.

   Lamont Library’s 24-hour service received a positive evaluation this past spring.

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