to test
- verb
- /tɛst/
- Wow, I'm going to test your knowledge on some words.
- test students
- test basic skills
- test in the classroom
And it's just to prove and test your your level of competency.
- And it's just to prove and test your your level of competency.
Examples
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So today I'm going to test and expand your knowledge.
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So let's write a form to test that claim, right?
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So we're going to test her on out right now.
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But I really wanted to test these guys out.
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Students in second grade are tested in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and written language.
Academic text (2013) -
Many software applications have been designed to test the worth of tools that once appeared in most classrooms.
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Several curriculum-based and transfer measures were administered to test students' ability to represent and solve word problems.
Academic text (2011) -
By adding lights and more wire to their cars, students test the various wiring configurations.
Academic text (2008) -
We're having him tested.
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I'm going to test your skills with a few challenging questions.
Synonyms
To ask someone questions to get information
To challenge people or things in hard situations to show their ability
To ask someone questions to see what they know
Test how well a person or thing works by making them do tasks
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A small glass tube closed at one end used in labs to hold, heat, or mix liquids
- Specialized
A medical test that shows whether a man is the child's real father
- Specialized
A test that checks how something works under pressure or bad conditions
- Formal
An agreement where countries promise not to explode nuclear bombs to see if they work
- Specialized
A medical test that takes cells from the cervix to check for cancer or early changes
- Informal
A baby that doctors make from an egg and sperm outside the mother's body and put in her womb
- Specialized
A test that measures how well a person can think and solve problems
- Specialized
A test where a person says what inkblots look like to show their thoughts, feelings, or personality
- Specialized
A carefully controlled study giving a new medicine or device to people to see if it is safe and works
- Specialized
A medical test that puts a small amount of something on the skin to check for allergy or past infection
- Specialized
A place with tools for checking how machines or programs work under real conditions
- Formal
A government check of how much money someone has to see if they can get financial help
- Specialized
A simple test that finds allergies by putting small drops on tiny cuts in the skin
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A test that checks how your body uses sugar after you drink a sweet drink
- Specialized
A test where people say what ink pictures look like to show their personality and feelings
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An early trial of new software run by the developers to find major bugs
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A set of questions or tasks that measure memory, thinking and intelligence
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A way to find a person's personality by asking them about unclear pictures to show hidden feelings
- Archaic
A pregnancy test that uses a rabbit by injecting a woman's urine and checking its ovaries for changes
- Specialized
A medical test in which a person walks on a moving treadmill while doctors watch the heart and breathing
- UK
A medical test that checks cells from a woman's cervix for signs of cancer or other problems
- Specialized
A medical test that checks a small sample of poo for blood or infection
- Specialized
A lab test that mixes blood serum with a germ piece and a blood protein to check for antibodies
- Specialized
A blood test that mixes blood with a known antibody to see clumping that shows blood type or infection
- Specialized
A chemical test that shows a violet ring when sugar is in a liquid
A situation that checks how someone cares for children, for example in an emergency
- Specialized
A test that checks stool for hidden blood to find early colon cancer
- Archaic
A test that injects a woman's urine into a female rabbit to see if the woman is pregnant
- Specialized
A small paper strip that changes color to show if a liquid is acidic or basic
- Specialized
A skin check done by putting a small amount under the skin to show past or current tuberculosis exposure
- Canadian
A yearly required check of older cars to make sure they are safe and do not make too much smoke
- Specialized
A chemical test that shows sugars in a liquid by making a violet ring
- Specialized
A small medical test that puts a tiny amount of an allergen under the skin to see if you react
- Specialized
A statistical test that measures how two sets of data are related when standard tests do not work
- Archaic
A test that checks for a spine blockage by pressing neck veins to see spinal fluid pressure change
- Specialized
A medical test that measures how much radioactive iodine is in the urine to check the thyroid
- Specialized
A test that checks how the thyroid takes a small amount of radioactive iodine
- Specialized
A test that measures how much radioactive iodine the thyroid takes to see how well it works
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
To test someone's knowledge comes from the same idea of 'trying' from the old Latin testa 'clay pot', so a teacher's test is a way to try and see what a student knows.