exam

¹

[ig-zam]

noun

Informal.

1. an examination, as in school.

exam.

²

abbreviation

1. examination.

2. examined.

3. examinee.

4. examiner.

exam

/ ɪɡˈzæm /

noun

1. short for examination

Word History and Origins

Origin of exam¹

First recorded in 1875–80; short form

Example Sentences

A former radiation oncologist, Bernard also said he would need to complete several years of training and pass several rigorous exams before he could renew his certification and practice again.

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A few years ago, we wrote about a 19-year-old student in Assam who turned up in shorts to take an exam and was forced to wrap a curtain around her legs after the teacher objected.

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Tuesday's evidence also touched on the exams debacle of August 2020, in which the government had to U-turn on its model for awarding grades after exams were cancelled earlier that summer.

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I studied the pages like scripture — cross-referencing crust ratios, comparing jam methods, building a menu as though I were prepping for an exam.

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The video casts Beutner, 65, as a pragmatic problem solver, focusing on his nonprofit Vision to Learn, which provides eye exams and glasses to children in low-income communities.

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