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assessment

intermediateB2

/əˈsɛsmənt/ · as-sess-ment

The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.

Meanings

nounformal

The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.

کسی چیز یا شخص کی نوعیت، معیار، یا صلاحیت کی تشخیص یا تخمینہ۔

تشخیص

tashkhīs

Formal: جائزہ

Synonyms

evaluationappraisalestimationتشخیصجائزہمفاہمت

Antonyms

ignoranceoversightmisjudgmentنادانیغفلتغلطی

Common Collocations

  • performance assessment
  • risk assessment
  • self-assessment

Example Sentences

The teacher conducted an assessment to evaluate students' progress.

اساتذہ نے طلباء کی ترقی کا اندازہ لگانے کے لیے ایک تشخیص کی۔

Asatza ne talba ki taraqqi ka andaazah lagane ke liye ek tashkhīs ki.

The company needs a financial assessment to understand its fiscal health.

کمپنی کو اپنی مالی صحت کو سمجھنے کے لیے ایک مالی تشخیص کی ضرورت ہے۔

Company ko apni maali sehat ko samajhne ke liye ek maali tashkhīs ki zarurat hai.

An environmental impact assessment is required before starting construction.

تعمیر شروع کرنے سے پہلے ایک ماحولیاتی اثر کی تشخیص کی ضرورت ہے۔

Tameer shuru karne se pehle ek maholiyati asar ki tashkhīs ki zarurat hai.

Easily Confused With

appraisal:While 'assessment' refers generally to evaluation, 'appraisal' specifically means assessing the value or quality, often used in finance.

Word Family

assess
verbتشخیص کرنا
assessor
nounتشخیص کرنے والا
assessable
adjectiveتشخیص کے قابل

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'assessment' as the process of sitting beside someone to evaluate them.

Picture an exam room where teachers assess students.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

ہوئی ہے کتنی بار یہ دنیا کی تشخیص، کیا کیا جائے، یہ صورتِ حال تو ہے عجیب۔

Hui hai kitni baar ye duniya ki tashkhīs, Kya kiya jaye, ye soorat-e-hal to hai ajeeb.

How many times has this world been assessed, What to do, this situation is indeed strange.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

پہلا تاثر آخری تاثر ہوتا ہے۔

Pehlā ta'ssur ākhirī ta'ssur hota hai.

The first impression is the last impression.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "assessus" — to sit beside, to evaluate

First known use: 15th century

The word 'assessment' has evolved from the Latin 'assessus', which means to sit beside, indicating the act of evaluating or appraising.