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The correct spelling is test.
How to pronounce test
/test/
nounIPA: /test/
Say it like: Tes-t
The correct spelling is test. A challenge, trial. For example: "Climbing the mountain tested our stamina."
Usage Examples
“Climbing the mountain tested our stamina.”
“to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument”
“He tested positive for cancer.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A challenge, trial.
- 2.A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- 3.(academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- 4.A session in which a product or piece of equipment is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
- 5.(normally “Test”) A Test match.
verb
- 1.To challenge.
- 2.To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- 3.To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
- 4.(academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- 5.To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
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