Assessing
/əˈsɛsɪŋ/
Definitions
To make a judgment about the amount, value, quality, or importance of something.
/əˈsɛsɪŋ/
To evaluate or judge the worth, quality, or significance of something.
The doctor is assessing the patient's injuries.
💡 Simply: To figure out how good or important something is.
More Examples
The committee is assessing the proposals for the new building.
How It's Used
"The teacher is assessing the students' understanding of the material."
"We need to assess the risks before investing in the project."
From the Old French 'asseer', meaning 'to sit down, to settle', ultimately from Latin 'assidere' (to sit beside, to assist). The modern meaning evolved through the sense of 'to determine the value or importance of something'.
The word's usage has broadened over time, from its original legal and financial contexts to encompass a wider range of evaluative situations.
Memory tip
Think of 'assess' as 'assigning a value'