test

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

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The student carefully reads the first question on the test.