test
test
- n trying something to find out about it
- n 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 - n 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 - n the act of undergoing testing
he survived the great test of battle - n the act of testing something
- n a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
- v put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- v test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- v examine someone's knowledge of something
The teacher tests us every week - v show a certain characteristic when tested
He tested positive for HIV - v achieve a certain score or rating on a test
She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools - v determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
- v undergo a test
She doesn't test well
- Various test prep options available, pick one based on your own learning style: online, classroom, private tutoring.
- Dutch researchers are developing a blood test that could predict the onset of menopause and the decline of fertility.
- One was the company's regular screening exam, the other Seligman's test measuring their levels of optimism.