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test(5) (iou)



test verb2. E17.
[from TEST noun1.]
verb trans. Subject (gold or silver) to a process of separation and refining in a test; assay. E17.
verb trans. Subject (a person, thing, theory, etc.) to a test; try (out); evaluate (a hypothesis etc.) by experiment or critical examination; put to the test; try the patience or endurance of (a person). E17.
test out put (a theory etc.) to a practical test. test the water fig. make a preliminary or tentative exploration. tried and tested: see TRIED ppl adjective 3.
D. Lessing One has to test everything one says and does against general standards. P. Fitzgerald Courage and endurance are useless if they are never tested. S. Hood Reverend..Murdoch..tested the children on their knowledge of the Gospels. B. Bettelheim The..discussion group on whom he used to test his new ideas.
b. Chemistry. Subject to a chemical test. Freq. foll. by for (a particular chemical). M19.
verb intrans. Undergo or take a test. Also (with noun, adjective, or adverbial compl.), achieve or receive a specified rating, result, score, etc., in a test. Orig. & chiefly N. Amer. M20.
T. McGuane A poor student who tested in the high percentiles. Newsweek Word that Magic Johnson had tested positive for HIV..whipped round the country.
verb intrans. Apply or carry out a test on a person or thing. Also foll. by for. M20.