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description: "Learn more about: EVALUATE"
title: "EVALUATE keyword (DAX) | Microsoft Docs"
---
# EVALUATE
  
Introduces a statement containing a table expression required in a [DAX query](dax-queries.md).

## Syntax  
  
```dax
EVALUATE <table>  
```
  
## Parameters  
  
|Term|Definition|  
|--------|--------------|  
|table|A table expression|  
  
## Return value

The result of a table expression.

## Remarks

- A DAX query can contain multiple EVALUATE statements.

- To learn more about how EVALUATE statements are used, see [DAX queries](dax-queries.md).

## Example

```dax
EVALUATE
    'Internet Sales'
```

Returns all rows and columns from the Internet Sales table, as a table.

## Related content

[ORDER BY](orderby-statement-dax.md)  
[START AT](startat-statement-dax.md)  
[DEFINE](define-statement-dax.md)  
[VAR](var-dax.md)  
[DAX queries](dax-queries.md)  
