test
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Origin of test
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: test(e), tast(e) “crucible; cupel,” from Old French “test, teste,” Latin testū, testum “earthenware pot”; akin to test2
synonym study for test
1. See trial.
OTHER WORDS FROM test
Other definitions for test (2 of 4)
test2
[ test ]
/ tɛst /
noun
Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
Botany. testa.
Origin of test
2First recorded in 1840–45; from Latin testa “tile, shell, covering”; akin to test1
Other definitions for test (3 of 4)
test.
abbreviation
testator.
testimony.
Other definitions for test (4 of 4)
Test.
abbreviation
Testament.
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British Dictionary definitions for test (1 of 2)
test1
/ (tɛst) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of test
testable, adjectivetestability, nountesting, adjectiveWord Origin for test
C14 (in the sense: vessel used in treating metals): from Latin testum earthen vessel
British Dictionary definitions for test (2 of 2)
test2
/ (tɛst) /
noun
the hard or tough outer covering of certain invertebrates and tunicates
a variant of testa
Word Origin for test
C19: from Latin testa shell
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Other Idioms and Phrases with test
test
see acid test; put to the test.
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