Test definition

Test as a verb

1. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

   "Test this recipe"

   Same sense: try, try out, prove, essay, examine

2. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

   Same sense: screen

3. examine someone's knowledge of something

   "The teacher tests us every week"

   Same sense: quiz

4. show a certain characteristic when tested

   "He tested positive for HIV"

5. achieve a certain score or rating on a test

   "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"

6. determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

7. undergo a test

   "She doesn't test well"

Test as a noun

8. trying something to find out about it

   Same sense: trial, trial run, tryout

9. any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

   "the test was standardized on a large sample of students"

   Same sense: mental test, mental testing, psychometric test

10. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

    "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

    Same sense: exam, examination

11. the act of undergoing testing

    "he survived the great test of battle"

    Same sense: trial

12. the act of testing something

    Same sense: run, trial

13. a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

Synonyms and antonyms

• try definition
• try out
• prove
• essay
• examine
• screen
• quiz
• trial
• trial run
• tryout
• mental test
• mental testing
• psychometric test
• exam
• examination
• run definition

How to say test

Test has 1 syllable and rhymes with best. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with test

• best
• west
• rest
• request
• suggest
• guest
• arrest
• expressed
• chest
• protest
• dressed
• breast

TEST in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

4

Anagrams

3

Is TEST a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check TEST in the word checker, or unscramble TEST to see its 3 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.