test
noun
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
tested
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past participleof test.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof test.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
testnounthe means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
Example Sentences
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The past six years tested just how high that wall can get.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
To interrupt this process, Quitterer and her colleagues created several chemical compounds and tested them in cell cultures and mice.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
As a connoisseur of comparative risk, I get why car buyers would choose older, more tested engine technology over the complexities of hybrid power and batteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Employees across the company tested and used early models like Meena and LaMDA.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
On this morning, the virtue of the root was fully tested.
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
