noun
- The act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works.
- usage: "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
- An examination of the characteristics of something.
- usage: "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
- The act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned.
- synonyms: examination
verb
- Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
- usage: "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
- Test or examine for the presence of disease or infection.
- usage: "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
- Examine someone's knowledge of something.
- usage: "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
- Show a certain characteristic when tested.
- usage: "He tested positive for HIV"
- synonyms: test
- Achieve a certain score or rating on a test.
- usage: "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
- synonyms: test
- Determine the presence or properties of (a substance.
- synonyms: test
- Undergo a test.
- usage: "She doesn't test well"
- synonyms: test