evaluar
/ebaˈlwaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to evaluate
📝 e-VAL-uar = e + value + ar: to work out the value of something
Evaluar comes from French évaluer, built on valeur, from Latin valere (to be worth). Spot the hidden val, as in value or valid. To evaluar is to decide what something is worth. English evaluate is the same word.