form a critical opinion of
"I cannot judge some works of modern art"
"How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"
"We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
To draw conclusions from examining; to assess.
"The committee will evaluate each proposal by reviewing its financial impact and long-term sustainability before making a final decision."
In plain English: To evaluate means to judge how good or bad something is.
"The manager will evaluate our performance at the end of the month."
Usage: Use evaluate when you need to judge the value, quality, or significance of something after careful examination. Avoid using it simply to mean "calculate," which is the specific role of a calculator or mathematical formula.
Evaluate is a back-formation derived from the word evaluation. It was created by removing the suffix "-ation" to form a new verb meaning to assess or judge value.