evaluation English · revision 6755

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1755|origins=la valeo}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃn̩/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|évaluation]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|fr|évaluer|t=to find the value of]], from é- (out) and Old French value (see [[value]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(SOED 2002) from Latin [[m|la|valeo|alt=valēre|t=to be strong; to be worth]], from PIE [[ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|alt=*wal-|t=to be strong]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The action of appraising or valuing goods: 1755.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In mathematics, finding the numerical value of an expression is from 1779.^(OED 1989) The verb [[evaluate]] was formed from it in 1842 as a back-formation.^(Barnhart 1988) A job performance review is attested by 1947,^(Etymonline) and ''evaluation research'', the study of how to assess programmes, from 1966.^(OED 1989) SOED notes that the monetary sense is now rare.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1755 – appraising goods.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1779 – in mathematics.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1842 – the back-formation evaluate.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1947 – a job performance review.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of judging the [[value]], quality or importance of something; [[assessment]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A judgment or report made in this way.^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(mathematics)'' The finding of the numerical value of an expression.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonevaluation]]

+ * [[overevaluation]]

+ * [[misevaluation]]

+ * [[reevaluation]]

+ * [[self-evaluation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[evaluate]]

+ * [[value]]

+ * [[valuation]]

+ * [[valiant]]

+ * [[prevail]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}