evaluate
To think carefully about how good or useful something is.
evaluate in a sentence
- The judges will evaluate each cake on taste as well as looks.
- Before we buy it, let us evaluate whether we will really use it.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to evaluate?
- Aoverlook
- Bignore
- Cdismiss
- Djudge
Show the answer
D: judge. The other three mean the opposite of evaluate.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to evaluate?
- Aweigh
- Bjudge
- Cignore
- Dassess
Show the answer
C: ignore. The other three mean nearly the same as evaluate.
Words that mean something similar
judge, assess, weigh
Words that mean the opposite
ignore, dismiss, overlook
More words about thinking & learning
- evident: Easy to see or understand.
- fable: A short story, often about animals, that teaches a lesson.
- fathom: To understand something after thinking about it very hard.
- foresee: To know something will happen before it actually does.
- fundamental: Forming the most important base of something.
- heed: To pay careful attention to advice or a warning.
- ignorant: Not knowing about something, often because you have not been told or taught.
- illusion: Something that tricks your eyes or mind into believing what is not real.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test