test
n. countablen. a set of questions or tasks used to find out how much someone knows. You also use it to check if a machine or a person's body is working correctly.
n. a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, or a series of questions used to measure knowledge or ability.
I have a difficult math test tomorrow morning.
The doctor ordered a blood test to check for any vitamin deficiencies after the patient reported feeling tired.
The prototype underwent a rigorous stress test to ensure the structural integrity of the fuselage before the aviation authority granted its final safety certification.
The river is first attested 877 as Terstan. The name is of Brythonic origin, possibly related to Welsh trais (“violence, battle”).
Commonly takes the prepositions 'on' (a test on history) or 'for' (a test for a virus).
I made a test yesterdayI took a test yesterdayIn an educational context, students 'take' or 'sit' a test; they do not 'make' it.
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nose test
An informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using one's common sense or sense of propriety.
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put to the test
To test (something or someone); to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.
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red face test
A hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.