exam

[ ig-zam ]
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nounInformal.
  1. an examination, as in school.

Origin of exam

1
First recorded in 1875–80; short form

Other definitions for exam. (2 of 2)

exam.

abbreviation
  1. examination.

  2. examined.

  1. examinee.

  2. examiner.

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How to use exam in a sentence

  • But I did not get on at all with mathematics, and in the end of term exam.

  • Studying for an exam, the year before, he had explained the difference between the two red stars in almost the same words.

    The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • This saved the situation, for if the old man had lost his temper, it would have been all up with Dirrik's exam.

    Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
  • Dirrik had never got beyond the rank of "first-hand" on board; it was always this miserable exam that stood in his way.

    Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
  • I thought I was going to have brain fever, or something, and you know what a lot depends on this exam.

British Dictionary definitions for exam

exam

/ (ɪɡˈzæm) /


noun
  1. short for examination

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