test
1. trying something to find out about it (Freq. 19)
- a sample for ten days free trial
- a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
• Syn:
trial, trial run, tryout
• Derivationally related forms:
try out (for: tryout), try (for: trial)
• Hypernyms:
experiment, experimentation
• Hyponyms:
field trial, field test, alpha test, beta test, road test, trial balloon
2. any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc (Freq. 7)
- the test was standardized on a large sample of students
• Syn:
mental test, mental testing, psychometric test
• Hypernyms:
mental measurement
• Hyponyms:
intelligence test, IQ test, personality test, sub-test
3. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge (Freq. 2)
- when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
• Syn:
examination, exam
• Derivationally related forms:
examine (for: examination)
• Hypernyms:
communication, communicating
• Hyponyms:
bar examination, bar exam, comprehensive examination, comprehensive, comp,
entrance examination, entrance exam, final examination, final exam, final, litmus test,
midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm, oral, oral exam, oral examination,
viva voce, viva, preliminary examination, preliminary exam, prelim, quiz,
test paper, examination paper, exam paper, question sheet, tripos
4. the act of undergoing testing (Freq. 2)
- he survived the great test of battle
- candidates must compete in a trial of skill
• Syn:
trial
• Derivationally related forms:
try (for: trial)
• Hypernyms:
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
5. the act of testing something (Freq. 2)
- in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
- he called each flip of the coin a new trial
• Syn:
trial, run
• Derivationally related forms:
run (for: run)
• Hypernyms:
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
• Hyponyms:
assay, clinical trial, clinical test, double blind, preclinical trial,
preclinical test, preclinical phase, audition, tryout, field trial, fitting,
try-on, trying on, MOT, MOT test, Ministry of Transportation test, pilot project,
pilot program, Snellen test
6. a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
• Hypernyms:
covering, natural covering, cover
1. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (Freq. 32)
- This approach has been tried with good results
- Test this recipe
• Syn:
prove, try, try out, examine, essay
• Derivationally related forms:
examination (for: examine), examiner (for: examine), tryout (for: try out), trier (for: try), trial (for: try), testing
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
control, verify, float, field-test
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection (Freq. 9)
- screen the blood for the HIV virus
• Syn:
screen
• Hypernyms:
check
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. examine someone's knowledge of something (Freq. 4)
- The teacher tests us every week
- We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
• Syn:
quiz
• Derivationally related forms:
testee, tester, testing, quizzer (for: quiz), quiz (for: quiz)
• Hypernyms:
examine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
4. show a certain characteristic when tested
- He tested positive for HIV
• Derivationally related forms:
testing
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s Adjective
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
• Hypernyms:
score
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s Adjective
6. determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
• Derivationally related forms:
testing
• Hypernyms:
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain,
watch, learn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. undergo a test
- She doesn't test well
• Derivationally related forms:
testee
• Hypernyms:
take, submit
• Verb Group:
quiz
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s Adjective
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