Dictionaries
I have looked up
the same word in three different dictionaries, the Word
was evaluation and these are the
results:
Oxford
dictionaries:
Evaluation: NOUN
mass noun
The making of a judgement about the amount,
number, or value of something; assessment.
‘the evaluation of each
method’
count noun ‘an initial evaluation of the
programme’
Webster
dictionary:
Evaluation: NOUN
eval·u·a·tion \ i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən , -yü-ˈā- \
-a situation that requires careful evaluation
determination
of the value, nature, character, or quality of something or someone
-What's your evaluationof her writing ability?
-a patient undergoing psychiatric evaluation
-The CIA described my evaluation of the situation as
"sound, perceptive and very much in line with our own."—Robert S. McNamara
-Only 24 states require any kind of testing or evaluation for homeschooled students
… —Andrew J. Rotherham
-As part of a standard evaluation, patients are given a series of tests …
—Jerome Groopman.
Wordreference:
Evaluation: NOUN
e•val•u•a•tion (i
val′yo̅o̅ ā′shən), n.
- an
act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- (esp.
in medicine) a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental
condition.
·
French évaluation. See e-, valuation
·
1745–55
e•val•u•ate /ɪˈvælyuˌeɪt/ v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.
- to
determine the value, quality, or significance of; assess;
appraise: to evaluate property.
WordReference
Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2018
e•val•u•ate (i
val′yo̅o̅ āt′), v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.
- to
determine or set the value or amount of; appraise:to evaluate property.
- to
judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of;
assess:to evaluate the results of an experiment.
- Mathematicsto ascertain the numerical value of (a function,
relation, etc.).
e•val•u•a•ble (i
val′yo̅o̅ ə bəl), adj. e•val′u•a′tive, adj.
e•val′u•a′tor, n.
e•val′u•a′tor, n.
After
doing the research, I can’t find any significant differences between the three
dictionaries, maybe in the Wordreference web, the results are more complete,
anad the navigation is easier than in the other ones; then I have looked up in
the Learners dictionary too, but again, I haven’t found any important
difference, maybe this is because of the Word chosen.
At the Learners dictionary web, there is a
Vocabulary quiz, I’ve enjoyed it very much, it’s very challenging, you can test
your aptituted, not online in vocabulary but in speedness as well.
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