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Test Definition

test

See also Test, and ţest

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English

Etymology

From Old French test (“an earthen vessel, especially a pot in which metals were tried”), from Latin testum (“the lid of an earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, an earthen pot, in Medieval Latin especially an earthenpot in which metals were tried; compare testa (“a piece of burned clay, a potsherd”)”), from *terstus, past participle of the root seen also in terra for *tersa (“dry land”); see terra, thirst.

Pronunciation

Noun

test (plural tests)

  1. A challenge.
  2. (Academics) An examination, given often during the academic term.
  3. A session in which a product or piece of equipment is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
  4. (cricket) (normally “Test”) A Test match.
  5. (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins. Two sea urchin tests

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Terms derived from the noun test

Descendants

Verb

test (third-person singular simple present tests, present participle testing, simple past and past participle tested)

  1. To challenge.
  2. (Academics) To administer or assign an examination that is given often during the academic term.
  3. To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
  4. (copulative) To be shown to be by test.
    He tested positive for cancer.

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Translations

to challenge
to administer an examination during the academic term
  • Finnish: järjestää (fi) tentti (fi)
  • French: tester (fr)
  • Greek: εξετάζω (el) (exetázo)
  • Hungarian: vizsgázik (hu), vizsgáztat (hu)
to place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions
to be shown to be by test
  • Swahili: majaribio (sw)
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Breton

Noun

test

  1. witness

Czech

Noun

test m.

  1. test

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From English

Pronunciation

Noun

test m. (plural tests)

  1. a test, a tryout, a review

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

test (plural testek)

  1. body
  2. (mathematics) field
Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on: Test (algebra)

Wikipedia hu

Declension

declension of test
singular plural
nominative test testek
accusative testet testeket
dative testnek testeknek
instrumental testtel testekkel
causal-final testért testekért
translative testté testekké
terminative testig testekig
essive-formal testként testekként
essive-modal - -
inessive testben testekben
superessive testen testeken
adessive testnél testeknél
illative testbe testekbe
sublative testre testekre
allative testhez testekhez
elative testből testekből
delative testről testekről
ablative testtől testektől
possessives of test
possessor singular possession plural possession
1st person sing. testem testeim
2nd person sing. tested testeid
3rd person sing. teste testei
1st person plural testünk testeink
2nd person plural testetek testeitek
3rd person plural testük testeik

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

test m. inv.

  1. test

Spanish

Noun

test m. (plural tests)

  1. test

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Swedish

Noun

test n. and c.

  1. a test, an examination, a trial
  2. a test, an attempt, an experiment
  3. a piece of hair c.

Declension

Declension of test 1, 2
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative test testet test testen
genitive tests testets tests testens
Declension of test 1, 2
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative test testen tester testerna
genitive tests testens testers testernas
Declension of test 3
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative test testen testar testarna
genitive tests testens testars testarnas

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