test

test is on the Basic English 850 List.

tendency - test - than

test is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

terrible - test - than

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /tɛst/
• SAMPA: /tEst/

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Noun

Singular test

Plural tests

1. (countable) A test is writing that many learners do in a room at the same time so that people are able to see how much knowledge the learners have.

   I'm happy because I got a high mark on the test.

2. (countable) A test is something someone does to see if something works.

   The person did a good test of the machine by pushing all the buttons and watching the machine.

Verb

Plain form test

Third-person singular tests

Past tense tested

Past participle tested

Present participle testing

1. (transitive) The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works.

   He tested the software many times.