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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Engineers also tested the instrument's alignment mechanism and moved it from the deliberately unfocused position used during launch to the position expected to provide the sharpest images.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Among the measures is the requirement for every new batch of food to be tested, and for flour, rice and cooking oil to be purchased from centralised procurement points only.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
But here’s the thing: When they tested comprehension, the group that read the far superior human translation understood just as little as those who read the A.I. version.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
“The long wait has been real, patience has been tested, but the interest in what they’re planning to deliver hasn’t gone away,” Ken Kaczmarek, a longtime Tesla investor, told MarketWatch ahead of the event.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Still others tested whether astronauts would be able to work outside of their spacecraft.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
