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noun
- 1. a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use: "no sparking was visible during the tests" Similar
- 2. a movable hearth in a reverberating furnace, used for separating gold or silver from lead.
verb
- 1. take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of (something), especially before putting it into widespread use or practice: "this range has not been tested on animals" Similar
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1. a. : a means of testing: such as. (1) : something (such as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group. (2) : a procedure, reaction, or reagent used to identify or characterize a substance or constituent. b. : a positive result in such a test. 2. a (1)
a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone or something can do or is like: The class are doing/having a spelling test today. She had to take/do an aptitude test before she got the job. B1.
A test is a series of questions or problems that is used to determine a person’s ability or understanding of something. More generally, test refers to a trial, experiment, or examination that is designed to determine the qualities or characteristics of someone or something.
Definitions of test. 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” synonyms: mental test, mental testing, psychometric test. see more. noun. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
A test is a series of questions that you must answer or actions that you must perform in order to show how much you know about a subject or how well you are able to do something. Out of a total of 2,602 pupils, only 922 passed the test.
1. A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial: a test of one's eyesight; subjecting a hypothesis to a test; a test of an athlete's endurance. 2. A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability. 3.
: a set of questions or problems that are designed to measure a person's knowledge, skills, or abilities. She is studying for her math/spelling/history test. I passed/failed/flunked my biology test.
a set of questions to measure someone's knowledge or ability: a driving test. You have to take a test. Only two students in the class failed the test. Did you pass the biology test? Fewer examples. "I passed my driving test," she said with a smile. We've got a test at the end of term.
to prove to be good, popular, etc. over a long period of time. See test in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: test. Definition of test noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
an experiment to discover whether or how well something works, or to find out more information about it. the results of laboratory tests.
