Noun
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a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
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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"
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the act of undergoing testing
"he survived the great test of battle"
"candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
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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"
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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"
- mental test - mental testing - psychometric test -
trying something to find out about it
"a sample for ten days free trial"
"a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
- trial run
Verb
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undergo a test
"She doesn't test well"
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determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
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achieve a certain score or rating on a test
"She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
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show a certain characteristic when tested
"He tested positive for HIV"
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examine someone's knowledge of something
"The teacher tests us every week"
"We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
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test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
"screen the blood for the HIV virus"
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put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
"This approach has been tried with good results"
"Test this recipe"
- try out