to pretest
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3.9
- verb
- /ˈpriːˌtɛst/
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preprobar
- Before launching the new product, the team decided to pretest the marketing materials to ensure effectiveness.
- pretested questionnaire
- pretest students
- pretested participants
Melissa told her I don't want to learn how to pretest.
- Melissa told her I don't want to learn how to pretest.
Examples
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A structured questionnaire was developed, translated into Russian, pretested, and revised before data collection.
Academic text (2005) -
Once our survey instrument was developed, we pretested it with a small group of professionals.
Academic text (1996) -
In Table 2, knowledge gain is shown for the pretested subgroup only.
Academic text (1998) -
An initial interview schedule was pretested in March 1987 with eight operators in Texas.
Academic text (1992) -
All 3 workshops, however, were effective in increasing the pretested participants' knowledge of groundwater.
Academic text (1998) -
The interview guide was pretested with two caregivers, which resulted in minor modifications.
Academic text (2008) -
A household survey was conducted using experienced interviewers and a pretested questionnaire.
Academic text (2013) -
Prior to administering the questionnaire, several versions were extensively pretested in several other business classes.
Academic text (1991) -
The questionnaire was pretested on eighty respondents who were eventually excluded from the study.
Academic text (2006) -
The questionnaire was pretested on several academics and practitioners, and appropriate revisions were made.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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1.0
Examine something to make sure it is correct or true
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3.2
To look at something to make sure it is correct and works well
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2.8
To look at something carefully to find mistakes or problems
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3.1
To take a car for a short ride to check how it feels and works
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4.9
To test something in real working conditions rather than in a lab
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4.1
To check people or things before a main process
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4.9
To check a plane, system, or file before use
To ask people questions or check a place before a main project
To run checks on code before adding it to a project's files
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pretest means to test something in advance; the pre- part means 'before', as in preview or prepare, so to pretest is to check a survey, product, or plan 'before' the main event to find problems.