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  • Definition
    • test :trying something to find out about it
      • a sample for ten days free trial|a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain

    • test :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 :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 :test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
      • screen the blood for the HIV virus

    • test :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

    • test :examine someone's knowledge of something
      • The teacher tests us every week|We got quizzed on French irregular verbs

    • test :the act of undergoing testing
      • he survived the great test of battle|candidates must compete in a trial of skill

    • test :show a certain characteristic when tested
      • He tested positive for HIV

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