Evaluation (noun):Meaning: The process of assessing or judging something's quality, value, significance, or performance; the act of making a careful examination or appraisal.
Examples:
- The teacher's evaluation of the student's project was positive.
- The company conducted an evaluation of its financial performance for the quarter.
- The restaurant's success depended on customer evaluations and feedback.
Synonyms: Assessment, analysis, appraisal, review, examination.
Antonyms: Ignorance, neglect, disregard, oversight, indifference.
Collocations:
- Performance evaluation: The employee's performance evaluation determined the promotion.
- Project evaluation: The committee conducted a thorough project evaluation before funding.
- Self-evaluation: She engaged in regular self-evaluation to track her progress.
Idioms:
- Pass muster: His work had to pass muster during the project evaluation.
- Give someone the once-over: The manager gave the project the once-over before the evaluation meeting.
- Hold up to scrutiny: The proposal had to hold up to scrutiny during the evaluation process.
Expressions:
- Critical evaluation: The article received a critical evaluation from experts in the field.
- Thorough evaluation: The committee conducted a thorough evaluation of all the options.
- Continuous evaluation: The company emphasizes continuous evaluation to drive improvements.
Phrases:
- Evaluation criteria: The committee established clear evaluation criteria for the selection process.
- Evaluation process: The evaluation process helps identify areas for improvement.
- Evaluation report: The evaluation report summarized the findings of the research.
Word Family:
- Evaluate (verb)
- Evaluator (noun)
- Reevaluate (verb)
- Unevaluate (verb, rare)