verb
rate
To judge the value, quality, or standing of someone or something.
The judges rate each performance separately.
Etymology
Rate names an assessed value or proportion. The verb applies that assessment to deciding someone’s or something’s quality and relative standing.
More examples
- She rated the book highly.
- They have rated the trail as difficult.
- Reviewers are rating the new device.
Forms
rate · rates · rated · rating
rating noun — An assessment of quality or standing.