Meaning & Definition of Test in English

1. Trying something to find out about it

• "A sample for ten days free trial"

• "A trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. The act of undergoing testing

• "He survived the great test of battle"

• "Candidates must compete in a trial of skill"

5. 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"

6. A hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

1. Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• "This approach has been tried with good results"

• "Test this recipe"

2. Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

• "Screen the blood for the hiv virus"

3. Examine someone's knowledge of something

• "The teacher tests us every week"

• "We got quizzed on french irregular verbs"

4. Show a certain characteristic when tested

• "He tested positive for hiv"

5. Achieve a certain score or rating on a test

• "She tested high on the lsat and was admitted to all the good law schools"

6. Determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

7. Undergo a test

• "She doesn't test well"