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evaluation

noun

Simple meaning

An official check of how well someone or something is doing

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪvæljuˈeɪʃən

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Definition

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noun

  1. An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.

  2. mathematics

    A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.

  3. computingprogramming

    Determination of the value of a variable or expression.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.

Used this way, evaluation is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use evaluation

  • “The manager completed my annual performance evaluation yesterday.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Assessment

performance evaluationevaluation process

Other combinations

program evaluationcritical evaluationjob evaluationclinical evaluationeconomic evaluationinitial evaluation

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