tested
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- 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
- 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
- s tested and proved useful or correct
a tested method - s tested and proved to be reliable
- The new microbes have been tested only in the laboratory, where a pinch of microbes will eat an eyedropper of oil in a matter of days.
- She reported the letter to the authorities, began getting tested for anthrax and started taking the antibiotic Cipro.
- Reading is tested in the fourth grade and math is tested in the eighth grade.