test

test is on the Basic English 850 List.
tendency - test - than
Category:BE850
test is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
terrible - test - than

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular
test

Plural
tests

Category:Nouns
  1. (countable)Category:Countable nouns 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)Category:Countable nouns 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

Category:VerbsCategory:Regular verbs
  1. (transitive)Category:Transitive verbs The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works.
    He tested the software many times.
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