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test
Trying something to find out about it
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noun
Trying something to find out about it
“A sample for ten days free trial”
noun
Any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
“The test was standardized on a large sample of students”
noun
A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
“When the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions”
noun
The act of undergoing testing
“He survived the great test of battle”
noun
The act of testing something
“In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately”
noun
A hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
verb
Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
“This approach has been tried with good results”
verb
Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
“Screen the blood for the HIV virus”
verb
Examine someone's knowledge of something
“The teacher tests us every week”
verb
Show a certain characteristic when tested
“He tested positive for HIV”
verb
Achieve a certain score or rating on a test
“She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools”
verb
Determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
verb
Undergo a test
“She doesn't test well”
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A sample for ten days free trial
A trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
The test was standardized on a large sample of students
When the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
He survived the great test of battle
Candidates must compete in a trial of skill
In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
He called each flip of the coin a new trial
This approach has been tried with good results
Test this recipe
Screen the blood for the HIV virus
The teacher tests us every week
We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
He tested positive for HIV
She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools
She doesn't test well
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