RATE

(VALUE) [verb] - to judge the value or worth of; to assessHow do you rate him as a footballer? [T]She is rated very highly by the people she works for. [T](informal) "What do you think of her as a singer?" "I don't really rate her (= I do not think that she is very good)." [T]She rates him (= considers him to be) among her closest friends. [T]I rate cars as (= I consider that cars are) one of the worst polluters of the environment. [T]That rates as (= I consider it to be) the worst film I've ever seen. [I usually + adverb or preposition]On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate his book (= consider it to have the value of) a five. [T + object + noun]Car crashes are so frequent that they don't rate a mention (= are not considered to be worth reporting) in the newspaper unless a lot of people are killed. [T]See also rate at rates; underrate; overrate. -rate [suffix]His suggestions are always first-rate (= very good).This company produces second/third-rate (= not very good) goods.