trial
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- noun
- /ˈtraɪəl/
- The gymnastics team held a series of trials to select the athletes for the upcoming championship.
- practice trials
- given three trials
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Watch on YouTubeThe Australian World Championship team trials just took place.
- The Australian World Championship team trials just took place.
- I think the highlight moment for me was honestly Olympic trials.
- I remember going up there, went out there on trial on Sunday.
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The Australian World Championship team trials just took place.
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So have you told him about the trials?
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We got trials coming up.
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After the practice trial, each subject was filmed on three test trials while running at a maximum pace.
Academic text (1990) -
Again, they had 20 unrecorded practice trials to adapt to the new categories.
Academic text (2008) -
She passed her trials without the slightest incident.
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We're skipping three rounds of preliminary trials.
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Nah, I've got the trials coming up and I've got to practice.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hi, I'm Tympani Charles, on the scene at Mission Beach in San Diego, where the Miss Mission Beach Beauty Pagent trials are underway.
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Several times, consecutive trials yielded all ten allowed winners before the five-minute timer had lapsed.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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An event where people or teams compete to win
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A short match that happens before the main event in sports or shows
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A controlled test with people to see if a new medicine is safe and works
- Specialized
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4.7
A lawyer who speaks for clients in court cases before a judge or jury
- Informal
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A very difficult test that shows if someone can do a job under pressure
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A 1925 American court case in Tennessee about a teacher put on trial for teaching evolution
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Solving a problem by trying different ways and learning from mistakes until you succeed
- Literature
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News and social media make people judge someone before the court decides
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A large study that tests a medicine's effects and side effects before approval
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A medical test with more people to see if a treatment works and check for side effects
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The first test of a new medicine on a small group to check safety, side effects, and safe dose
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A legal promise that a person charged with a crime gets a quick, public court hearing by a jury
- Literature
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A way to decide if someone is guilty by making them do dangerous tests and seeing if they survive
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A study on animals to see if a new drug works before testing in people
- Specialized
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A list of account totals that shows whether debit and credit amounts match
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A test print people use to check for mistakes before the final print
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A study done after a drug is approved to check its safety and how well it works in many people
How Selective
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Etymology
Trial comes from the old French trier, meaning 'to try' or 'to choose'. So a trial in sport is like a 'try out' where people show their skills to be chosen.