evaluate English · revision 10526

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=back-formation|attested=1831|origins=en evaluation}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a back-formation from [[evaluation]] (18th century),^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) or else [[bor|fr|évaluer]], itself formed from évaluation,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from es-, out (Latin ex-), and Old French value (see [[value]]).^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Originally in mathematics, to work out the value of: 1831 in Etymonline;^(Etymonline) 1842 in the OED and Merriam-Webster.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The general sense, to judge the worth of something, followed in the 19th century,^(OED 1989)^(Hoad 1986) and is now the commonest use.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 18th century – evaluation.^(Hoad 1986)

+ * 1831 – evaluate, in mathematics.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1842 – to reckon up, assess.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To find out or fix the [[value]] or amount of.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To examine and judge carefully; to [[appraise]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(mathematics)'' To calculate the numerical value of an expression or function.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[evaluation]]

+ * [[evaluative]]

+ * [[evaluator]]

+ * [[unevaluated]]

+ * [[misevaluate]]

+ * [[reevaluate]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[value]]

+ * [[valuation]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}