exam

¹ American  

[ig-zam] / ɪgˈzæm /

noun

Informal.

1. an examination, as in school.

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exam. ² American  

abbreviation

1. examination.

2. examined.

3. examinee.

4. examiner.

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exam British  

/ ɪɡˈzæm /

noun

1. short for examination

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Etymology

Origin of exam

First recorded in 1875–80; short form

Example Sentences

A month before the competency exams, this relative asked me to take them to their doctor for “memory issues.”

From MarketWatch

He is still studying for the qualification aspect of the apprenticeship and will sit exams later this year.

From BBC

SACRAMENTO—Inside an exam room at this bustling Planned Parenthood center, a clinician prepared six syringes.

From The Wall Street Journal

We also learn how to ask for feedback, like in a meeting with a professor after an exam, and we learn norms like how formal we should be in-person versus over email.

From The Wall Street Journal

The whistleblower told Congress that the agency’s recruits are never failed on practical exams.

From The Wall Street Journal