How to say "evaluate" in Japanese

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  • 評するひょうする
    suru verb (irregular), transitive verbCovers evaluating or appraising something, often with a nuance of judging its worth, and also commenting on it. Typical in written judgments of works, people, or performances. Note that it is less common than other ways of saying 'evaluate'.
    公平こうへいに評ひょうすれば、彼かれは善意ぜんいからやったのだと認みとめなければならない。↗
    To do him justice, we must admit that his intentions were good.
  • 評すひょうす
    godan verb, transitive verbA variant written form of 評する with the same senses: to evaluate, appraise, or comment on. It is less common, and in most contexts the form 評する is what you will actually encounter or write.

Both 「評する」 and 「評す」 share the same senses of evaluating, appraising, or commenting on something, and both are less common; 「評する」 is the ordinary choice, while 「評す」 is a variant form of it.

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