Evaluate
ɪˈvæl.juˌeɪt
verb
to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
The word 'evaluate' comes from the French word 'évaluer', which originated from the Latin word 'valēre' meaning 'to be strong, be worth'. Evaluating involves assessing the worth or value of something.
See how J. K. Rowling, Frank Herbert and 3 other authors use "evaluate", with its meaning, pronunciation and real book examples.
Examples from books
Paul remained silent, knowing then that he would do as she ordered–not because she ordered it, but because her tone of voice had forced him to re- evaluate.
Frank Herbert
Dune
“We’re going to use it to do a bit of market research, find out exactly what the average Hogwarts student requires from his joke shop, carefully evaluate the results of our research, and then produce the products to fit the demand.”“But where are you going to get the gold to start a joke shop?” asked Hermione skeptically.
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
You seem a stranger-” He seemed to evaluate Mallow’s definitely un-Siwennese costume and his eyelids were heavy with suspicion.
Isaac Asimov
Foundation 1 - Foundation
“We evaluate; _you_ report with your own limited conclusions.
Philip K. Dick
A Scanner Darkly
Colonel Cathcart was helpless to assess exactly how much ground he had gained or lost with his goddam skeet-shooting range and wished that Colonel Korn were in his office right then to evaluate the entire episode for him still one more time and assuage his fears.
Joseph Heller
Catch-22
