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test in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
    "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
    test  prove  try  try out  examine  essay 
  2. examine someone's knowledge of something
    "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
    quiz  test 
  3. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
    "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
    screen  test 
  4. undergo a test
    "She doesn't test well"
    test 
  5. determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
    test 
  6. achieve a certain score or rating on a test
    "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
    test 
  7. show a certain characteristic when tested
    "He tested positive for HIV"
    test 
noun
  1. 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"
    examination  exam  test 
  2. 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"
    test  mental test  mental testing  psychometric test 
  3. the act of testing something
    "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
    test  trial  run 
  4. the act of undergoing testing
    "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
    test  trial 
  5. a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
    test 
  6. trying something to find out about it
    "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
    trial  trial run  test  tryout 
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