- testing - the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
--1 is a kind of experiment, experimentation
Derived form: verb test1 - testing - an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
--2 is a kind of examination, scrutiny
--2 has particulars: screeningDerived forms: verb test4, verb test6 - examination, testing - the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
--3 is a kind of investigation, investigating
--3 has particulars: eleven-plus, 11-plusDerived form: verb test3
- test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
--1 is one way to judge
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun test4, noun testing1
Somebody ----s something
- screen, test - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
--2 is one way to check
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- quiz, test - examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
--3 is one way to examine
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun test5, noun test3, noun test1, noun testee1, noun tester1, noun testing3
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- test - show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
--4 is one way to be
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun test2, noun testing2
Somebody ----s Adjective
- test - achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
--5 is one way to score
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun test3, noun test1, noun test5
Somebody ----s Adjective
- test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
--6 is one way to determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun test2, noun testing2
Somebody ----s something
- test - undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
--7 is one way to take, undergo, submit
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun test5, noun test3, noun test1, noun testee1
Somebody ----s Adjective