test1 nountest2 verb
testtest1 /test/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINtest1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French ‘pot for testing metals’, from Latin testum ‘clay pot’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a ban on nuclear tests
- A blood test can be done to determine who the baby's father is.
- A blood test will show if you are a possible bone marrow donor.
- A good test of any Chinese restaurant is its sweet and sour soup.
- Did Lauren pass her driving test?
- Doctors did several tests to find out what was wrong.
- How did you do on the spelling test?
- I have a chemistry test tomorrow.
- Listen carefully, because there will be a test on this next week.
- Nine-month-old babies are given hearing tests by health visitors.
- Several students were caught cheating on the test.
- Teachers can use the program to create tests to check children's progress.
- The committee is calling for national tests for American schoolchildren.
- There is a simple test for diabetes.
- We carry out safety tests on all our products.
- And indeed, I do subject each new species I find to a set of stringent tests.
- But were the tests sensitive or relevant enough not to miss therapeutically important benefits?
- For Divine, the test is whether it can hold its own against the multinational chocolate companies.
- I had come first in our exams and tests.
- If X is some form of test instruction then the iteration might cease before the counter reached zero.
- In the new test, the patient drinks a specially prepared solution of urea supplemented with carbon-13.
- Only one test was conducted in each patient.
- To identify which hues a person favors, Ryan encourages her clients to take the supermarket test.
THESAURUS
a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill: · I have a chemistry test tomorrow.· Did Lauren pass her driving test?
(also examination formal) an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year: · He’s upstairs, revising for an exam.· When do you get your exam results?· There’s a written examination at the end of the course.
American English a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning: · We have a math quiz every Monday.· a pop quiz (=a quiz given by a teacher without any warning)
British English the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course: · During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.
American English an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college: · The English final was pretty hard.
American English an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school or college: · He did badly in the midterm.
(also oral British English) an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language: · Nicky got an A in her Spanish oral.· You can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.
British English an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them: · The chemistry practical is on Monday.
British English informal tests that you take as practice before the official examinations: · She did well in the mocks.
British English a set of printed questions used as an examination in a particular subject, or the answers people write: · The history paper was really difficult.· The papers are marked by the other teachers.
Longman Language Activatora test of your knowledge or skill a set of spoken or written questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill: · Several students were caught cheating on the test.· The committee is calling for national tests for American schoolchildren.spelling/reading/biology etc test: · I have a chemistry test tomorrow.driving/driver's test: · Did Lauren pass her driving test?test on: · Listen carefully, because there will be a test on this next week.
also examination formal an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or at the end of the school year: · Students are not allowed to talk during the examination.· He's upstairs, revising for an exam. in an exam British /on an exam American: · How did you do in your exams?entrance exam (=an exam you must pass to enter a school or university): · In Japan, entrance exams are very important, and many children go to extra classes to prepare for them.history/French/biology etc exam: · We have a biology exam tomorrow, and I haven't done any work for it yet.final/mid-term exam American (=exams taken at the end or the middle of a particular class): · Final exams will be just before Christmas.
American a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning: · We have a history quiz every Monday.pop quiz (=a quiz that is not expected by the students): · He likes giving pop quizzes, to see if the kids are remembering anything.
also oral British an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language: · You can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.· Nicky got an A in her Spanish oral.
British an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them, for example in subjects such as chemistry or cooking: · We've got our chemistry practical tomorrow morning.
British the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course: · During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.
American the test you take at the end of a particular class, or the test you take in the middle of that class: · This class will require two papers, a midterm, and a final.
especially British a method used to find out how good a student is at a particular subject, for example by giving them written work, tests, or exams: · Assessment is by means of a written exam at the end of the course.continuous assessment (=assessment throughout a student's course of study, instead of only at the end): · Most schools nowadays prefer to use continuous assessment, because it gives a fairer picture of how the student has done during the whole year.
the system of using exams and tests to find out how good someone is at a particular subject: · The government plans to introduce compulsory testing in junior schools from the age of 7.· I believe that some sort of testing is always necessary in order to motivate students.
to do a test or exam · Anna will be taking her music exam in the summer.· Most young people take the SAT exams in their last year of high school. · I took my driving test when I was 18.
British do is more informal that take , and is used especially in conversation: · I'd better go home -- I've got to do an exam in the morning.· The kids are doing a test this morning.
also have got if you have an exam tomorrow, next week etc, you are going to do it then: · We have a quiz every week on what we've been reading.· I have a written exam in the morning and an interview in the afternoon.· Lucy's got her driving test next week.
British to do a written school or college exam: · I sat my final exams last year.
to do a test or exam again to do a test or exam again because you have previously failed it: · She wants to retake her French A-level exam.· Ralph retook his driver's test in June.· If you fail the test, you can always take it again
British to do a written school or college exam again because you have previously failed it: · It only makes sense to resit an exam if you strongly believe you will do better.
someone who does an exam British someone who does an exam: · Candidates should be at their desks 5 minutes before the start of the examination.
to give students a test or exam to make someone do a test: · Schools are required to give students national standardized tests.give sb a test on: · The French teacher gave us a test on irregular verbs, and I got 100%.
to ask someone written or spoken questions to find out what they know about a subject: · New students are tested in math and reading, and placed in the appropriate class.test somebody on something: · Tomorrow you'll be tested on the main events of the Civil War.
British to choose the questions that are in a test or exam: · Next lesson I'm setting you all a test to see how much you've learned.· Whoever set the exam didn't seem to know the material very well.
formal to ask someone questions in an exam in order to find out what they know about a particular subject: · To save time, students will be examined in groups of three.examine somebody on something: · Students will be examined on all aspects of Russian literature and history.
a person who judges a test or exam British someone who judges exams or tests: · The examiner told him to relax and then asked him to turn on the engine.· Students who, in the opinion of the examiners, do not reach the required standard must take the exam again.
to pass a test to reach a high enough standard to succeed in an examination or test: · "I'm taking my driving test today." "Do you think you'll pass?"· New recruits have to pass a physical fitness test.pass with flying coloursBritish /colors American (=pass a test or examination with very high marks): · She was so nervous about her examination results, but in fact she passed with flying colours.
especially British to pass all the examinations that you need in order to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer etc: · After qualifying, she joined the NatWest Bank as a corporate advisor.qualify as: · She wanted to improve her English so she could qualify as a translator.
to pass all your final examinations at university or college, and get a degree. In the US, graduate also means to successfully complete your high school education: · What are you going to do after you graduate?graduate from: · Mitch graduated from Stanford in 1998 with a degree in biochemistry.graduate in history/French/medicine etc British: · She graduated in modern languages and now works as an interpreter.
especially British, informal to only just pass an examination, by getting only a few marks more than are necessary: · Daniel scraped through the entrance exam.· I scraped through my exams with marks just good enough to keep my place in the school of pharmacy.
to pass a difficult test or examination: · The entrance exam is very difficult and only a small minority of candidates get through.get somebody through something: · Reading that book at the last minute was the only thing that got me through the history exam.
informal to pass a test or examination very easily: · "How'd his exams go?" "He breezed through - no trouble at all.sail/breeze through something: · She sailed through her driving test the first time.
· My teacher told me she passed me only because she knew I'd had a really hard year.· I didn't think the candidate deserved to be given a pass but the other examiners disagreed.
to fail a test to not reach a high enough standard to succeed in a test or exam: · She failed her history class and has to take it again.· "How did Chris do in his driving test?" "He failed."· Many of the boys in the program had been failing at school.
American informal to fail an exam: · He was cutting school and flunking classes.· She flunked the state bar exam four times before she finally passed.flunk out (=fail all your classes, so that you have to leave school): · Brant flunked out of college his first year.
American informal to fail a test or exam very badly: · I bombed on the quiz he gave us.· "How'd it go?" "I bombed on the written section, but I think I did okay on the multiple choice part."
a test on something to check it or find out about it a process that is used for finding out important information about something, for example whether a machine is working properly, whether a substance is safe, or whether someone has an illness: · a ban on nuclear teststest to determine/show/find etc: · Teachers can use the program to create tests to check children's progress.· A blood test can be done to determine who the baby's father is.carry out a test/do a test: · Doctors did several tests to find out what was wrong.test on: · We carry out safety tests on all our products.test for (=to find out if something exists): · There is a simple test for diabetes.eye/blood/skin etc test: · A blood test will show if you are a possible bone marrow donor.hearing/sight etc test: · Nine-month-old babies are given hearing tests by health visitors.
a scientific test to find out how something is affected when you do something to it: · In one experiment, the men were not allowed to sleep and then were tested on how well they were able to concentrate.· The elderly people were taught meditation in the 12-week experiment.do/carry out/perform an experiment: · They are doing experiments to learn more about the affects of alcohol on the brain.experiment on (=an experiment using something): · The Institute plans to conduct no further experiments on monkeys.
a test in which a new product, such as a drug, a weapon, or a vehicle, is used by a small number of people in order to find out if it is safe and effective: · Results of the drug trial will be available soon.trial of: · Probert is overseeing the trials of the new explosives.clinical trial (=a trial of a drug or treatment that is done carefully by doctors on humans): · Until now, the drug was only available to people taking part in clinical trials.
formal when something such as a process, system, substance etc is being examined, in order to see whether it exists, is safe, or is working properly: · The U.S. conducted atomic weapons testing in Nevada during the 1950s.· The aircraft is still in the early stages of testing and production.drug/genetic/AIDS etc testing: · Athletes will be subject to random drug testing.
an occasion when you test a new method or system to see if it works well: · The national railroad is doing a few trial runs to test new equipment.
a test in which a new idea or plan is used in a limited number of places or situations, in order to see if it is worth continuing or doing in a more general way: · The results of the pilot have been encouraging.pilot study/project/program etc: · The government sponsored a pilot project to find out how the education reforms would work in schools.
a process in which a new system or product is tested using different groups of people in order to see how effective and popular it will be: · Extensive piloting has shown us our study book will be a useful aid to students.
to do a test on something in order to check it or find out about it also conduct/perform an experiment/a test formal · He has a blood test done each week to see how effective the medication is.· Children can use the magnet to perform many simple experiments.· The company did not conduct adequate safety tests.do a test/an experiment on · The space shuttle crew conducted experiments on plants and cells in a special lab.
to do a test on something to find out whether it works or to get more information about it: · Test your brakes to check they are working correctly.· The devices were tested very carefully and are considered safe.test something on somebody/something: · These products have not been tested on animals.test something for something (=to find out whether it has a substance in it): · The water is being tested for signs of chemical pollution.
to do a test, especially one that is often used, or one that has been prepared and is ready to be done: · Doctors ran tests to determine the cause of his irregular heartbeat.· We think the equipment is working fine, but we still need to run a few more tests.
if someone such as a doctor or scientist carries out tests , they do a set of tests in order to find out what is wrong, what needs improving etc: · Police scientists are carrying out tests on the murder victim's clothes.· Results of tests carried out at this clinic are always strictly confidential.
to test an object such as a tool or piece of equipment by using it, or to test a plan or idea by doing it: try something out: · Toy manufacturers use employees' children to try new products out.try out something: · He visited the center several times, trying out different computer software packages.
to test something, such as an idea, a belief, or a product, to see if it works as well as someone says it does or as you think it will: · The system's effectiveness will soon be put to the test.· The soldiers worked out a strategy which was then put to the test in a training exercise.
to test a new system or product using different groups of people in order to see how effective or popular it is: · The coursebook was piloted in schools all over Europe.
to use a person or animal in a test to use someone or something in scientific tests in order to find out how they are affected when you do something to them: · For some disease research, experimenting on animals is very important.· Some of the government labs had experimented on humans without their consent.
to do tests in which a group of people or animals use a product, take a drug etc in order to see what their reaction is: · This face cream has not been tested on animals.· They've just received permission to begin testing the new drug on humans.
to test a person or a particular group of people to see if they have a particular illness or infection: · Because breast cancer is common in older women, we screen all women over 50.screen somebody/something for: · If you receive blood in the United Kingdom it will already have been screened for HIV.
the practice of doing tests on live animals, for example in order to increase medical knowledge or to test new products: · I'm not against vivisection, but obviously we all want to avoid animals suffering unnecessarily.· Without vivisection many of the recent anti-cancer advances simply would not have been made.
a person or animal that is used in a test formal a person or animal that is used in a test - use this especially in scientific contexts: · Subjects for this experiment represented a good cross-section of the American population.· All subjects were tested for perfect hearing before the experiment began.
informal a person or animal who takes part in a test to see how successful or useful a new idea, system, machine etc is, sometimes without being asked: · Would you both mind being the guinea pigs for a new recipe I want to try out?· Students are complaining that they are being used as guinea pigs for the new maths syllabus.
something that proves something is true information or facts that prove that something is true: · He was the only person in the room when the money disappeared - what more proof do you want?· The police knew she was guilty, but they had no proof.proof of: · You can't drink in bars without some proof of your age.proof (that): · There is no proof that he did it.conclusive proof (=something that definitely proves something is true): · It was alleged that he was stealing money from the till, but we never had any conclusive proof.
information that helps to prove whether something is true or not: · The police did not have enough evidence to charge anybody with the murder.evidence that: · There is some evidence that a small amount of alcohol is good for you.evidence of/for: · evidence of life on other planetsmedical/scientific/forensic etc evidence: · There is no scientific evidence to support this theory.evidence to suggest/indicate/show etc something: · There is strong evidence to suggest that the Great Barrier Reef will have disappeared in 20 years time.not a shred of evidence (=no evidence at all): · There is not a shred of evidence to support such a theory.
official documents that are used to prove that a claim or statement is true or correct: · Can you produce documentation to support your claim?· As there is no formal documentation of your business partnership, it has no legal status.
a person, group, or place that proves that something is true or possible: living proof of: · The team is living proof of the old saying that it's not whom you play that counts, but when you play them.· We know that English and French speakers can live together in Canada - Montreal is living proof of that.living proof that: · Jordan is living proof that you don't have to conform to the music industry's standards in order to be accepted.
a way of finding out whether something is as good as people say it is, whether it works, or when it is true: · The acid test of a good leader is the extent to which they select a style to suit the circumstances.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1verbs
Doctors depend on accurate diagnostic tools. A DNA test showed that he was not the baby's father. doping offences The marathon is a test of endurance. We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis. He was asked to take a lie detector test. a crisis which will test the minister’s mettle a nuclear testing area The suspect was given a polygraph test. a pregnancy test Doctor Mulholland tested Jennifer’s reflexes (=especially by hitting her knee with a special rubber hammer). The school’s test scores have not improved. His poetry will stand the test of time (=stay popular). a stiff test
(also do/sit a test British English)· All candidates have to take a test.
(=succeed in it)· She passed her driving test first time.
(also flunk a test American English informal)· He failed the test and had to take it again.
British English, do well/badly on a test American English· I didn’t do very well in the first part of the test.
· The students were given a reading test.
(also mark a test British English)· I spent the day marking tests.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + test· On Monday we had a French test.
· I didn’t do very well in the listening test.
· A driving test can be a nerve-racking experience.
· Selection was based on written tests in English and mathematics.
(=in which each question has a list of answers to choose from)· There is some debate about whether multiple-choice tests are a good way of assessing student’s knowledge.
(=a test that measures your natural abilities)
· The oral test will consist of a conversation of about 10 minutes in German.
test + NOUN· The teacher began handing out the test papers.
· The test results are out on Friday.
· Some of the test questions were really difficult.
COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘make a test’. Say take a test or do a test. Meanings 2 & 3verbs (also perform/conduct a test formal)· Your doctor will need to carry out some tests.
(also undergo a test formal) (=be tested)· She had to have a blood test.
· I’m going for an eye test next week.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + test (=showing that someone has a condition)· My first pregnancy test was positive.
(=showing that someone does not have a condition)· All the tests came back negative.
· A blood test revealed his alcohol level was above the legal limit.
· All children starting school are given a sight test.
· I went for a hearing test last week.
· Walcott will have a fitness test this morning to decide whether he can play.
(=to find out if someone is pregnant)
(=to find out if someone has taken drugs)· Two athletes were banned from competing after failing drug tests.
(=to find out if someone has drunk alcohol)· Some people think the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.
· Independent laboratory tests have confirmed that the product works very successfully.
· Your doctor can give you a simple blood test to check for anaemia.
test + NOUN· The test results showed that she had meningitis.
(=a place where something can be tested)· A nuclear device was detonated at the Trinity test site in New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Examinations are not always a good test of ability.· The class was given a verbal ability test.
(=a test done on your blood to see if you have a disease or another condition)
· Forensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.
· Forensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.
(=one that will establish a principle for the first time)· If the dispute goes to court it could be an important test case.
· Investigators will be conducting tests to determine how the man died.
· He devised a series of experiments to test his theory.
Doctors depend on accurate diagnostic tools. A DNA test showed that he was not the baby's father. doping offences (=that you must pass before you are allowed to drive)· I passed my driving test the second time I took it.
The marathon is a test of endurance.· We did an experiment to test the acidity of the soil.
(also an eye exam American English) (=to find out how well you can see)· You should have an eye test every couple of years.
· The cost of the eyesight examination may be refunded.
(=an examination to see if a sports player is fully fit)· Chris Pike is facing a fitness test before tomorrow's match.
(=a flight to test a new plane)· The aircraft made a successful test flight on June 3rd.
We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis. He was asked to take a lie detector test. a crisis which will test the minister’s mettle (=test whether someone will have the courage to do something difficult)· The next few days would test their nerve to the limit.
a nuclear testing area (=make it difficult for someone to continue to be patient)· The guy at the desk was beginning to try my patience.
· Employers are increasingly using personality tests to help them select staff.
The suspect was given a polygraph test. a pregnancy test· The equipment is used to monitor the city’s air quality.
· You have to answer twenty exam questions.
· He believes the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.
Doctor Mulholland tested Jennifer’s reflexes (=especially by hitting her knee with a special rubber hammer).· All the samples were tested for bacteria.
The school’s test scores have not improved.· If your sight test shows that you need glasses, the optician will give you a prescription.
His poetry will stand the test of time (=stay popular). a stiff test· Researchers gave workers a questionnaire to test that theory.
· He is undergoing tests for pneumonia.
· The teacher gave us a vocabulary test.
(=when two determined people oppose each other)· Even the smallest decision could become an exhausting battle of wills.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· At one point in his career he became interested in toxoplasmosis and shortly thereafter developed a diagnostic dye test for the disease.· The famous Wassermann diagnostic blood test for syphilis has been used for forty years.· His promotional leaflets referred to his routine practice of obtaining x ray films, running diagnostic tests, and prescribing treatment.· If a standard dosage is given initially, then a diagnostic water deprivation test can also be carried out.· In addition, the computer would run reading and diagnostic tests, offer remedial programmes and keep complete records of child attainment.· There are other diagnostic tests for hyponymy which are either discriminatory but insufficiently general, or general but insufficiently discriminatory.· A diagnostic colon test, which costs the average beneficiary $ 164, would carry a price tag of $ 79.
· How many people do you know who failed their first driving test?· If you were disqualified and must pass the driving test again the two year period begins when you pass the test.· Learner drivers are often frustrated at the long wait for driving tests.· They included taking lessons for her advanced driving test, watercolour painting and gardening.· Lewin, of Toxteth, who had never taken a driving test and was already banned for stealing cars, admitted manslaughter.· Licences from certain designated countries will exempt you from the need to take a driving test.· The defendant was drunk, had never passed a driving test, was uninsured and drove dangerously.· I passed my driving test just in time for the holidays.
· Greenpeace began with a protest voyage into a nuclear test zone.· Pakistanconducted its first nuclear test days afterward.· Would not an extension and strengthening of the nuclear test ban treaty be a means of helping the Soviet people?· The stress echo and nuclear tests are both approximately 85 to 95 percent accurate.· Meanwhile, direct action against nuclear tests becomes more frequent.· The Partial Test Ban Treaty was signed a few weeks later, prohibiting nuclear tests in the atmosphere.
· The disclosure about their son's positive test result was made at 2 to 3 weeks.· Frederick Brewing officials say drinking Hempen Ale will not produce a positive drug test.· In Gloucestershire, the number of positive pre-Christmas breath tests has halved in 6 years, reflecting a public change of attitude.· Two positive tests could result in a suspension.· Patients with a normal exercise test often do well while those who have a dramatically positive test do not.· This should be repeated two or three times; if the results are consistently positive, the test is quite reliable.· Patients B and E were positive in the test but were negative in bacterial culture examination of the sample.· All patients with sclerosing cholangitis and positive tests for anti-lactoferrin had ulcerative colitis.
· The referential rigidity is said to be subject to a simple intuitive test.· These antibodies can be detected in the blood by a simple test, usually two weeks to three months after infection.· The baby born blind for the want of a simple test.· Sometimes some simple tests are needed.· I mention, to dismiss, some examples of unacceptable simple tests.· Re- creating what happened Any system need meet only a few simple tests.· It is difficult to diagnose, as there is no simple test.· There is a simple test, and I run back to the cabin to embark on this project instantly.
· Part A. Written test - 45 minutes.· Consequently, while many pupils in the samples in 1984-6 completed written and mental tests, fewer did practical and oral tests.· The results are from written tests unless otherwise stated.· Thus, although these pupils generally have difficulty with reading, this does not mean that written tests should be ruled out.· The written test success rates are given in the table below.· In another written test on tabular data one set of questions was about a calendar which was provided.· Identification of 3-D shapes from their 2-D representation was the subject of two groups of items in written tests.· Extended Response Commonly known as an essay, this form of assessment is the most open-ended type of written test.
NOUN· Ibrox, therefore, could be an acid test for Robertson, Levein and a few others.· The acid test, of course, was to sit through Driving Miss Daisy without shedding a tear.· The acid test was when I told him why I never had any money to spend, but he was very understanding.· The critical question, the acid test of socialism, is the distribution of power at the point of production.· The acid test of a good leader is the extent to which they select a style to suit the circumstances.
· The campaign's agenda of Trident, conversion, test bans and warhead convoys is plenty wide enough.· A test ban that could not inspire confidence would undermine stability and might even provoke a new arms race.· Or that a comprehensive test ban might not be possible - even desirable - at some point in the future.· A test ban is the least of the proliferators' worries.· However, the point is that if there were a complete test ban, there would be no nuclear tests allowed.· Nuclear disarmers are right in saying that a test ban would stop weapons builders trying out new and fancier designs.· I am increasingly convinced that a comprehensive test ban would be a big step to take in curbing proliferation.· But it has refused to sign up to the comprehensive test ban treaty.
· A diagnosis would not be made for 48 hours, until the results of blood tests are returned.· This is done by a quick and simple blood test.· Virgets said his fighter has long objected to blood tests but has acquiesced in the past.· A blood test can be used to find out whether a person's blood contains antibodies to the virus.· If appropriate blood tests are not available, disulfiram should not be used.· The blood test for anaemia checks the level of haemoglobin, which helps carry oxygen through the blood.· Services include group therapy, job counseling and blood tests to make sure his white-cell count is stable.
· Instead he admitted lesser motoring offences including drink-driving, failing to give a breath test and not stopping after an accident.· Police stopped Kelly, of Chelmsford, and a breath test showed him to be more than twice the legal alcohol limit.· Pritchard failed a roadside breath test which recorded 151 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.· Mr Warren was arrested in Mayfair, London, in May 1990 after a roadside breath test proved positive.· In healthy volunteers, H pylori state was determined by the C urea breath test.· Police kept her locked up in a cell until she gave a negative breath test and was deemed fit to leave.· Police said the driver, who lives nearby with his grandmother, had failed a roadside breath test.· One month after completing this treatment, the C-urea breath test was repeated to assess eradication of the infection.
· This is symptomatic of the adversarial relationship schools have with Woodhead, but it is also an extremely important test case.· Prosecutors made Pate their test case.· In March 1918 Nina Boyle, offering herself as a test case, announced that she would stand in the Keighley by-election.· It promised, in a very real sense, a test case for our theories of the behavior of impactors.· The infuriated Abbot put forward a test case by sending a monk with a wagonload of corn across the bridge.· In a test case, the state of Hawaii may become the first to legalize gay marriage, next year.· Van Gogh as the subject for a biographer is thus a test case.· Mrs Ruth Annison, association secretary, thought the Redmire branch would become a test case for similar lines elsewhere.
· Thirty-nine women treated at the hospitals have been offered DNA tests to prove their babies are their own.· They alleged that scientists, supposedly objective, interpreted DNA test results in the most incriminating way possible.· A legal case is pending which will force a DNA test to acknowledge paternity.· The results of DNA tests have not been received yet.· Why, for example, have we had to wait so long for DNA tests on the blood?· A quick DNA test shows which partner succeeded as a father.· Police are almost certain the torso was Mr Davison but they're awaiting confirmation by a DNA test.· He was aware that DNA tests would be carried out on Otzi.
· Under the governing body's initiative, some karate competitions now include a random drug test.· The order temporarily overrules a four-year ban from competition imposed upon Johnson by the international track federation for failing a drug test.· Bear in mind that cold cures and certain drinks contain prohibited substances that show up in a drugs test.· Subsequent drug tests revealed the boys had used cocaine, police said.· In 1979, it was the people who invented games rather than the participants who apparently needed to take drug tests.· The drug tests have been done so far only in fruit flies.· What they are actually selling is drug tests for employees.· Her disputed drug test was taken in Tempe unlike the Reynolds' test, administered outside the United States.
· Therefore, the potential demand for eye tests from the over-60s will increase exponentially.· Many optometrists are worried by this and feel there should be a routine in-depth eye test much earlier.· Does the Minister agree that people need and prefer a free eye test?· Robin Cook told delegates that tax concessions for private medical insurance would also be abolished and charges for eye tests scrapped.· In July 1988 the Lords voted by 120 to 94 to reject the imposition of charges for eye tests.
· The first, a clinical suspect in whom no laboratory tests were done, was reported after he died on Dec 20.· Objectives of laboratory assessment. Laboratory tests have two primary purposes, one of which is to detect marginal nutritional deficiencies.· Correlation between the scan score and laboratory tests varied with disease location.· We shared the results of every medical exam and laboratory test with them and with their physicians.· No clinic patient received any examination or laboratory test specific for erectile dysfunction or its causes.· But no laboratory test is foolproof.· Likewise, no chart recorded either a blood lipid profile or any laboratory test relevant to diabetes.· No laboratory test or pathological finding can make an absolutely certain diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
· In March the manufacturer's test pilot flew the aircraft for its annual inspection check flight.· The owner pilot accompanied the test pilot on this flight, but acted only as an observer.· Former test pilots, engineers and craftsmen turned up to watch a fly past by two of the jets.· The test pilot quietly waiting, literally for the paint to dry.· I was talking this week to one of the test pilots on the Eurofighter.· He is a former test pilot and qualified on the Boeing 707.· I set off as a television test pilot and have ended up with my best-ever chance of winning the race.
· The test result which always raises the most interest and the most questions is the cholesterol level.· The test results were in and only his urine got a passing grade.· On the evidence of these test results was it possible to say whether or not pupils could estimate and measure length?· Field test results were obtained from 102 sites in 35 states.· National test results should reflect the involvement of the school and there should be more contextual evidence included in Ofsted reports.· But as a group, ill veterans could be distinguished from healthy ones by overall test results.· Six patients had planned operations cancelled because of the test result.· So she launched a campaign against the test results.
· Included are technical specifications, road tests and a buyers guide.· Spider gave him the road test, presented him with the license.· It is the most comprehensive of the road test series and is also one of the first to feature colour pages.· On a recent trip to London, I took the Zagat survey for a road test.· Read our full road test to find out.· It was time to road test my new hair, so I popped into the local florists.· A road test by a competent mechanic would confirm.· The candidates faced hours of written exams, manoeuvres and then a gruelling road test through Milton Keynes.
· In many ways the Settlement movement of the 1880s and 1890s provided test sites for these initiatives.· As a favor, the masons at the test site had said they would do the caulking of the mockup.· Sailing to within a few miles of the test site, he successfully delayed the detonation.· And much of the liquid used to simulate nerve gas at the test site was contained by the wooden crates.· Emissions are measured on an open area test site which is free of objects which might reflect emitted signals.· Different versions of the individually labeled tests are given at different test sites.· Ideally, an open area test site should be situated in a position with low levels of ambient radio activity.· The firm claims its sold 390 licences since March and has another 250 in test sites.
VERB· She had a slight problem, no doctor to conduct the test..· One student had actually been conducting a water test while other students were presenting.· It was therefore inadvisable to conduct statistical tests when missing data from some schools distorted the representativeness of the sample.· Interstate 680 runs through the area where Communities for a Better Environment conducted its tests.· Only three are suspected of having conducted a test.· We wanted to find out so we conducted a test at a local shopping mall.· Bios-3 has conducted tests with two and three people for up to six months.· Vichy conducted their own test on 47 women.
· The aim of the research is to develop such tests.· Whitney develops and tests jet engines at its Palm Beach County plant.· Vaccines take time to develop, test and produce in quantity.· There is nothing wrong with developing an additional test set using hypothetical data.
· Pritchard failed a roadside breath test which recorded 151 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.· And phlogiston also fails the test.· Unlike the Piano making concern at Woodchester near Stroud, it failed to stand the test of time.· Again he failed a sobriety test.· So the transvestite fails the test of humanist transgression.· Sixty of them have been fired this year for failing drug tests.· This Home Secretary and this Government have failed that test.· Because if she failed the test, she would be erased.
· On the first day I pass the acid Fitzgerald test.· After passing the written test, Solomon began his driving lessons.· Have I passed the memory test?· The Division had passed the most crucial test.· Such joints are said to pass most of the tests in the specifications for wood adhesives.· He has passed the first three tests on the way to the presidency with room to spare.· I had passed the terrible test of the measuring rod.· Until the curtain wall had passed its test, none of the work on the walls could start.
· Comparisons between groups were performed with the Wilcoxon test for unpaired data and the Fisher test.· Economists can not so easily divide the country into two districts to perform similar tests.· Howard University will perform two sorts of tests.· The patient performed the tests with no other comment-until the temporal lobe site was stimulated again without warning.· Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney test and Spearman's rank correlation test as appropriate.· They performed a series of tests and took an identical snack every 3 hours throughout the study.· They also checked for a history of asthma or related allergies, and performed immune-system tests.
· Anyways, when Belinda died, she asked me to take a blood test.· Mike Quinn Student: I was not feeling well the day I took that test.· The pupils though are glad they don't have to take the tests.· Hardin said prosecutors wanted both Moons to take the test and said he advised them against it.· What if I decide to take the test?· You get all kinds of facts, and then you take the test, and then they all leave you.· An estimated 65 per cent of test candidates had taken pre-test training.· Testing-the effects of taking a test on the scores of a second testing.
· She was airlifted to Childrens Hospital, where she underwent a battery of tests.· Reluctantly, Rob persuades Suzanne to undergo tests.· The helmet is designed to limit the rotational forces affecting the head during an impact and is currently undergoing bench tests.· Since then, Kleine has undergone a series of tests, including cardiovascular and neurological exams.· The patients also are examined, and undergo laboratory tests, based on their complaints.· His partner in crime, Myra Hindley, also underwent tests after collapsing in her cell at Highpoint prison.· He and I exchanged sharp words when he informed me that the hamster would have to undergo the rabies test.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► dope test► the Ronseal test
1exam a set of questions, exercises, or practical activities to measure someone’s skill, ability, or knowledgetest on- Kathy's students are putting her patience to the test.
- The war is putting some of the military's expensive new technology to the test.
- Again, put them to the test.
- Jealous voices reminded the Count of this again and again; eventually he decided to put her to the test.
- More shaming had been his reluctance to put it to the test.
- Naturally the two officers protest that their girls are different, but Alfonso persuades them to put it to the test.
- Rain could not bring herself to put this to the test.
- So she puts him to the test.
- Will the Prime Minister now put it to the test through the ballot box and let the people decide on his record?
- With markets falling and input prices rising, this is the ideal time to put them to the test.
- The acid test of a good leader is the extent to which they select a style to suit the circumstances.
- For my own small study, the acid test was one of relevance.
- The critical question, the acid test of socialism, is the distribution of power at the point of production.
- Miss Guthridge tells Miss Peterson, the guidance counselor, that vocational aptitude tests are meaningless.
- I also ran a check on my own records, I should add.
- It had been switched off after two senior doctors had twice run tests on the patient before declaring him dead.
- There is no incentive to run tests and analyse the results.
- They ran tests and took x-rays, then I was called in to hear the results.
- After all, these methods are tried and tested.
- Alternatively you could pick up a pinstripe suit from tried and trusted Marks & Spencer.
- Disposable workers Modern methods of super-exploitation, tried and tested in the Third World, are coming home to industrialized countries.
- Look for the more creative solution - the tried and true don't always bring the best results.
- Others stick to the tried and tested method with a sponge.
- Some parts of the blueprint will have been tried and tested, and found to be reliable.
- The genre is tried and true, of course, from Animal House to Reality Bites.
- These have the advantage of being tried and tested and involve lower cost.
- After passing the written test, Solomon began his driving lessons.
- Applicants may take a written exam, undergo a preliminary interview, or submit records of their education and experience for evaluation.
- Knowing how to use your head is not a subject you can study for a written exam.
- Pudwill said only five passed among the 60 in his group that took the written test.
- Students had to pass oral and written exams before moving up.
- The written test success rates are given in the table below.
- The results are from written tests unless otherwise stated.
- Thus, although these pupils generally have difficulty with reading, this does not mean that written tests should be ruled out.
We have a test on irregular verbs tomorrow. Did you get a good mark in the test? ► You take or do a test. Don’t say ‘make a test’. To pass a test means to succeed in it, not simply to take it.2medical a)a medical examination on a part of your body, or a substance taken from your body, to check your health or to discover what is wrong with you: The doctor said I needed to have a blood test. an eye test a hearing test I’m still waiting for my test results from the hospital.do/run a test They don’t know what’s wrong with her yet – they’re doing tests.a test is positive/negative (=it shows that someone has/does not have a condition, a substance in their blood etc) The tests were negative and the doctor said that she was in perfect health.test for a test for HIV b)an examination of someone’s blood, breath etc carried out by the police, to discover if they have done something illegal: a drugs test The results of the DNA test proved that Simmons was the rapist.breath test (=to find out if someone has been drinking alcohol before driving a car) c)a piece of equipment used for carrying out a medical examination: a pregnancy test3machine/product a process used to discover whether equipment or a product works correctly, or to discover more about it: nuclear weapons teststest for a test for chemicals in the water Laboratory tests show that the new drug is very effective. We went to the test site in Nevada.4difficult situation a difficult situation in which the qualities of someone or something are clearly shown: Chess player Nigel Short faces Anatoly Karpov in the toughest test of his career so far.test of character/strength/courage/endurance etc The problems she faced were a real test of character.5put somebody/something to the test to force someone or something into a difficult situation in order to discover what the limits of their strength, skills etc are: Living together will soon put their relationship to the test. Paul soon found himself in an emergency situation that put all his training to the test.6sport British English a test match → smear test, means test, → stand the test of time at stand1(8), → the acid test at acid2(3)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbstake a test (also do/sit a test British English)· All candidates have to take a test.pass a test (=succeed in it)· She passed her driving test first time.fail a test (also flunk a test American English informal)· He failed the test and had to take it again.do well/badly in a test British English, do well/badly on a test American English· I didn’t do very well in the first part of the test.give somebody a test· The students were given a reading test.grade a test (also mark a test British English)· I spent the day marking tests.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + testa biology/history etc test· On Monday we had a French test.a spelling/reading/listening test· I didn’t do very well in the listening test.a driving test· A driving test can be a nerve-racking experience.a written test· Selection was based on written tests in English and mathematics.a multiple choice test (=in which each question has a list of answers to choose from)· There is some debate about whether multiple-choice tests are a good way of assessing student’s knowledge.an aptitude test (=a test that measures your natural abilities)an oral test· The oral test will consist of a conversation of about 10 minutes in German.test + NOUNa test paper· The teacher began handing out the test papers.a test result/score· The test results are out on Friday.a test question· Some of the test questions were really difficult.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘make a test’. Say take a test or do a test.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 2 & 3verbsdo/carry out a test (also perform/conduct a test formal)· Your doctor will need to carry out some tests.have a test (also undergo a test formal) (=be tested)· She had to have a blood test.go for a test· I’m going for an eye test next week.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + testpositive (=showing that someone has a condition)· My first pregnancy test was positive.negative (=showing that someone does not have a condition)· All the tests came back negative.a blood test· A blood test revealed his alcohol level was above the legal limit.an eye test/a sight test· All children starting school are given a sight test.a hearing test· I went for a hearing test last week.a fitness test· Walcott will have a fitness test this morning to decide whether he can play.a pregnancy test (=to find out if someone is pregnant)a drug test (=to find out if someone has taken drugs)· Two athletes were banned from competing after failing drug tests.a breath test (=to find out if someone has drunk alcohol)· Some people think the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.laboratory tests· Independent laboratory tests have confirmed that the product works very successfully.a simple test· Your doctor can give you a simple blood test to check for anaemia.test + NOUNtest results· The test results showed that she had meningitis.a test site (=a place where something can be tested)· A nuclear device was detonated at the Trinity test site in New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.THESAURUStest a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill: · I have a chemistry test tomorrow.· Did Lauren pass her driving test?exam (also examination formal) an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year: · He’s upstairs, revising for an exam.· When do you get your exam results?· There’s a written examination at the end of the course.quiz American English a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning: · We have a math quiz every Monday.· a pop quiz (=a quiz given by a teacher without any warning)finals British English the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course: · During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.final American English an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college: · The English final was pretty hard.midterm American English an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school or college: · He did badly in the midterm.oral exam (also oral British English) an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language: · Nicky got an A in her Spanish oral.· You can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.practical British English an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them: · The chemistry practical is on Monday.mocks/mock exams British English informal tests that you take as practice before the official examinations: · She did well in the mocks.paper British English a set of printed questions used as an examination in a particular subject, or the answers people write: · The history paper was really difficult.· The papers are marked by the other teachers.test1 nountest2 verb
testtest2 ●●● S3 W2 verb VERB TABLE
test
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | test |
| he, she, it | tests | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tested |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tested |
| he, she, it | has tested | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tested |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will test |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tested |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am testing |
| he, she, it | is testing | |
| you, we, they | are testing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was testing |
| you, we, they | were testing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been testing |
| he, she, it | has been testing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been testing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be testing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been testing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Test your brakes to check they are working correctly.
- I need to get my eyes tested.
- New students are tested in math and reading, and placed in the appropriate class.
- Sharon decided to test the truth of their story by doing a little investigating of her own.
- The devices were tested very carefully and are considered safe.
- The store began testing the coupon machines last May.
- The water is being tested for signs of chemical pollution.
- These products have not been tested on animals.
- This section tests your mathematical skills.
- Tomorrow you'll be tested on the main events of the Civil War.
- He has several life-insurance policies that require testing.
- It's all about testing the mood of the populace.
- It wants volunteers to test its extra-large new beds and will reward than with a free stay.
- Many area used car dealers are having their inventory tested or offering to test before purchase.
- MicroModule Systems has also developed accompanying software to test the substrates of the dye and the finished micromodule itself.
- You need to test different products to find one that really suits.
THESAURUS
to look at something carefully and thoroughly in order to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly: · I’ll just check the water level in the battery.· The immigration officer checked their passports.· We need to check the building for structural damage.
to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out something about it: · Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine.· The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.
to look at something carefully and thoroughly in order to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this: · The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer.· Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm.
to examine something such as a document or plan from beginning to end, especially in order to check that it is correct: · You should go through the contract before you sign.· I’ve finished my essay, but I just need to go through it to check for spelling mistakes.
to check something again so that you are completely sure it is correct, safe, or working properly: · I double-checked all my calculations and they seemed fine.· Travellers should double-check flight information before setting off today.
to examine or use something in order to find out whether it works or what its qualities are, or in order to check that it is satisfactory: · Test your brakes to check they are working correctly.· These products have not been tested on animals.
to carefully watch or keep checking someone or something in order to see what happens over a period of time: · Doctors monitored her progress during the night.· Observers have been monitoring the situation in Burma closely.
Longman Language Activatora test of your knowledge or skill a set of spoken or written questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill: · Several students were caught cheating on the test.· The committee is calling for national tests for American schoolchildren.spelling/reading/biology etc test: · I have a chemistry test tomorrow.driving/driver's test: · Did Lauren pass her driving test?test on: · Listen carefully, because there will be a test on this next week.
also examination formal an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or at the end of the school year: · Students are not allowed to talk during the examination.· He's upstairs, revising for an exam. in an exam British /on an exam American: · How did you do in your exams?entrance exam (=an exam you must pass to enter a school or university): · In Japan, entrance exams are very important, and many children go to extra classes to prepare for them.history/French/biology etc exam: · We have a biology exam tomorrow, and I haven't done any work for it yet.final/mid-term exam American (=exams taken at the end or the middle of a particular class): · Final exams will be just before Christmas.
American a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning: · We have a history quiz every Monday.pop quiz (=a quiz that is not expected by the students): · He likes giving pop quizzes, to see if the kids are remembering anything.
also oral British an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language: · You can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.· Nicky got an A in her Spanish oral.
British an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them, for example in subjects such as chemistry or cooking: · We've got our chemistry practical tomorrow morning.
British the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course: · During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.
American the test you take at the end of a particular class, or the test you take in the middle of that class: · This class will require two papers, a midterm, and a final.
especially British a method used to find out how good a student is at a particular subject, for example by giving them written work, tests, or exams: · Assessment is by means of a written exam at the end of the course.continuous assessment (=assessment throughout a student's course of study, instead of only at the end): · Most schools nowadays prefer to use continuous assessment, because it gives a fairer picture of how the student has done during the whole year.
the system of using exams and tests to find out how good someone is at a particular subject: · The government plans to introduce compulsory testing in junior schools from the age of 7.· I believe that some sort of testing is always necessary in order to motivate students.
to do a test or exam · Anna will be taking her music exam in the summer.· Most young people take the SAT exams in their last year of high school. · I took my driving test when I was 18.
British do is more informal that take , and is used especially in conversation: · I'd better go home -- I've got to do an exam in the morning.· The kids are doing a test this morning.
also have got if you have an exam tomorrow, next week etc, you are going to do it then: · We have a quiz every week on what we've been reading.· I have a written exam in the morning and an interview in the afternoon.· Lucy's got her driving test next week.
British to do a written school or college exam: · I sat my final exams last year.
to do a test or exam again to do a test or exam again because you have previously failed it: · She wants to retake her French A-level exam.· Ralph retook his driver's test in June.· If you fail the test, you can always take it again
British to do a written school or college exam again because you have previously failed it: · It only makes sense to resit an exam if you strongly believe you will do better.
someone who does an exam British someone who does an exam: · Candidates should be at their desks 5 minutes before the start of the examination.
to give students a test or exam to make someone do a test: · Schools are required to give students national standardized tests.give sb a test on: · The French teacher gave us a test on irregular verbs, and I got 100%.
to ask someone written or spoken questions to find out what they know about a subject: · New students are tested in math and reading, and placed in the appropriate class.test somebody on something: · Tomorrow you'll be tested on the main events of the Civil War.
British to choose the questions that are in a test or exam: · Next lesson I'm setting you all a test to see how much you've learned.· Whoever set the exam didn't seem to know the material very well.
formal to ask someone questions in an exam in order to find out what they know about a particular subject: · To save time, students will be examined in groups of three.examine somebody on something: · Students will be examined on all aspects of Russian literature and history.
a person who judges a test or exam British someone who judges exams or tests: · The examiner told him to relax and then asked him to turn on the engine.· Students who, in the opinion of the examiners, do not reach the required standard must take the exam again.
to pass a test to reach a high enough standard to succeed in an examination or test: · "I'm taking my driving test today." "Do you think you'll pass?"· New recruits have to pass a physical fitness test.pass with flying coloursBritish /colors American (=pass a test or examination with very high marks): · She was so nervous about her examination results, but in fact she passed with flying colours.
especially British to pass all the examinations that you need in order to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer etc: · After qualifying, she joined the NatWest Bank as a corporate advisor.qualify as: · She wanted to improve her English so she could qualify as a translator.
to pass all your final examinations at university or college, and get a degree. In the US, graduate also means to successfully complete your high school education: · What are you going to do after you graduate?graduate from: · Mitch graduated from Stanford in 1998 with a degree in biochemistry.graduate in history/French/medicine etc British: · She graduated in modern languages and now works as an interpreter.
especially British, informal to only just pass an examination, by getting only a few marks more than are necessary: · Daniel scraped through the entrance exam.· I scraped through my exams with marks just good enough to keep my place in the school of pharmacy.
to pass a difficult test or examination: · The entrance exam is very difficult and only a small minority of candidates get through.get somebody through something: · Reading that book at the last minute was the only thing that got me through the history exam.
informal to pass a test or examination very easily: · "How'd his exams go?" "He breezed through - no trouble at all.sail/breeze through something: · She sailed through her driving test the first time.
· My teacher told me she passed me only because she knew I'd had a really hard year.· I didn't think the candidate deserved to be given a pass but the other examiners disagreed.
to fail a test to not reach a high enough standard to succeed in a test or exam: · She failed her history class and has to take it again.· "How did Chris do in his driving test?" "He failed."· Many of the boys in the program had been failing at school.
American informal to fail an exam: · He was cutting school and flunking classes.· She flunked the state bar exam four times before she finally passed.flunk out (=fail all your classes, so that you have to leave school): · Brant flunked out of college his first year.
American informal to fail a test or exam very badly: · I bombed on the quiz he gave us.· "How'd it go?" "I bombed on the written section, but I think I did okay on the multiple choice part."
a test on something to check it or find out about it a process that is used for finding out important information about something, for example whether a machine is working properly, whether a substance is safe, or whether someone has an illness: · a ban on nuclear teststest to determine/show/find etc: · Teachers can use the program to create tests to check children's progress.· A blood test can be done to determine who the baby's father is.carry out a test/do a test: · Doctors did several tests to find out what was wrong.test on: · We carry out safety tests on all our products.test for (=to find out if something exists): · There is a simple test for diabetes.eye/blood/skin etc test: · A blood test will show if you are a possible bone marrow donor.hearing/sight etc test: · Nine-month-old babies are given hearing tests by health visitors.
a scientific test to find out how something is affected when you do something to it: · In one experiment, the men were not allowed to sleep and then were tested on how well they were able to concentrate.· The elderly people were taught meditation in the 12-week experiment.do/carry out/perform an experiment: · They are doing experiments to learn more about the affects of alcohol on the brain.experiment on (=an experiment using something): · The Institute plans to conduct no further experiments on monkeys.
a test in which a new product, such as a drug, a weapon, or a vehicle, is used by a small number of people in order to find out if it is safe and effective: · Results of the drug trial will be available soon.trial of: · Probert is overseeing the trials of the new explosives.clinical trial (=a trial of a drug or treatment that is done carefully by doctors on humans): · Until now, the drug was only available to people taking part in clinical trials.
formal when something such as a process, system, substance etc is being examined, in order to see whether it exists, is safe, or is working properly: · The U.S. conducted atomic weapons testing in Nevada during the 1950s.· The aircraft is still in the early stages of testing and production.drug/genetic/AIDS etc testing: · Athletes will be subject to random drug testing.
an occasion when you test a new method or system to see if it works well: · The national railroad is doing a few trial runs to test new equipment.
a test in which a new idea or plan is used in a limited number of places or situations, in order to see if it is worth continuing or doing in a more general way: · The results of the pilot have been encouraging.pilot study/project/program etc: · The government sponsored a pilot project to find out how the education reforms would work in schools.
a process in which a new system or product is tested using different groups of people in order to see how effective and popular it will be: · Extensive piloting has shown us our study book will be a useful aid to students.
to do a test on something in order to check it or find out about it also conduct/perform an experiment/a test formal · He has a blood test done each week to see how effective the medication is.· Children can use the magnet to perform many simple experiments.· The company did not conduct adequate safety tests.do a test/an experiment on · The space shuttle crew conducted experiments on plants and cells in a special lab.
to do a test on something to find out whether it works or to get more information about it: · Test your brakes to check they are working correctly.· The devices were tested very carefully and are considered safe.test something on somebody/something: · These products have not been tested on animals.test something for something (=to find out whether it has a substance in it): · The water is being tested for signs of chemical pollution.
to do a test, especially one that is often used, or one that has been prepared and is ready to be done: · Doctors ran tests to determine the cause of his irregular heartbeat.· We think the equipment is working fine, but we still need to run a few more tests.
if someone such as a doctor or scientist carries out tests , they do a set of tests in order to find out what is wrong, what needs improving etc: · Police scientists are carrying out tests on the murder victim's clothes.· Results of tests carried out at this clinic are always strictly confidential.
to test an object such as a tool or piece of equipment by using it, or to test a plan or idea by doing it: try something out: · Toy manufacturers use employees' children to try new products out.try out something: · He visited the center several times, trying out different computer software packages.
to test something, such as an idea, a belief, or a product, to see if it works as well as someone says it does or as you think it will: · The system's effectiveness will soon be put to the test.· The soldiers worked out a strategy which was then put to the test in a training exercise.
to test a new system or product using different groups of people in order to see how effective or popular it is: · The coursebook was piloted in schools all over Europe.
to use a person or animal in a test to use someone or something in scientific tests in order to find out how they are affected when you do something to them: · For some disease research, experimenting on animals is very important.· Some of the government labs had experimented on humans without their consent.
to do tests in which a group of people or animals use a product, take a drug etc in order to see what their reaction is: · This face cream has not been tested on animals.· They've just received permission to begin testing the new drug on humans.
to test a person or a particular group of people to see if they have a particular illness or infection: · Because breast cancer is common in older women, we screen all women over 50.screen somebody/something for: · If you receive blood in the United Kingdom it will already have been screened for HIV.
the practice of doing tests on live animals, for example in order to increase medical knowledge or to test new products: · I'm not against vivisection, but obviously we all want to avoid animals suffering unnecessarily.· Without vivisection many of the recent anti-cancer advances simply would not have been made.
a person or animal that is used in a test formal a person or animal that is used in a test - use this especially in scientific contexts: · Subjects for this experiment represented a good cross-section of the American population.· All subjects were tested for perfect hearing before the experiment began.
informal a person or animal who takes part in a test to see how successful or useful a new idea, system, machine etc is, sometimes without being asked: · Would you both mind being the guinea pigs for a new recipe I want to try out?· Students are complaining that they are being used as guinea pigs for the new maths syllabus.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Athletes who test positive for steroids are immediately banned.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Doctors depend on accurate diagnostic tools. A DNA test showed that he was not the baby's father. doping offences The marathon is a test of endurance. We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis. He was asked to take a lie detector test. a crisis which will test the minister’s mettle a nuclear testing area The suspect was given a polygraph test. a pregnancy test Doctor Mulholland tested Jennifer’s reflexes (=especially by hitting her knee with a special rubber hammer). The school’s test scores have not improved. His poetry will stand the test of time (=stay popular). a stiff test
Athletes who test positive for steroids are immediately banned.· Examinations are not always a good test of ability.· The class was given a verbal ability test.
(=a test done on your blood to see if you have a disease or another condition)
· Forensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.
· Forensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.
(=one that will establish a principle for the first time)· If the dispute goes to court it could be an important test case.
· Investigators will be conducting tests to determine how the man died.
· He devised a series of experiments to test his theory.
Doctors depend on accurate diagnostic tools. A DNA test showed that he was not the baby's father. doping offences (=that you must pass before you are allowed to drive)· I passed my driving test the second time I took it.
The marathon is a test of endurance.· We did an experiment to test the acidity of the soil.
(also an eye exam American English) (=to find out how well you can see)· You should have an eye test every couple of years.
· The cost of the eyesight examination may be refunded.
(=an examination to see if a sports player is fully fit)· Chris Pike is facing a fitness test before tomorrow's match.
(=a flight to test a new plane)· The aircraft made a successful test flight on June 3rd.
We hope that further research will confirm our hypothesis. He was asked to take a lie detector test. a crisis which will test the minister’s mettle (=test whether someone will have the courage to do something difficult)· The next few days would test their nerve to the limit.
a nuclear testing area (=make it difficult for someone to continue to be patient)· The guy at the desk was beginning to try my patience.
· Employers are increasingly using personality tests to help them select staff.
The suspect was given a polygraph test. a pregnancy test· The equipment is used to monitor the city’s air quality.
· You have to answer twenty exam questions.
· He believes the police should be able to carry out random breath tests.
Doctor Mulholland tested Jennifer’s reflexes (=especially by hitting her knee with a special rubber hammer).· All the samples were tested for bacteria.
The school’s test scores have not improved.· If your sight test shows that you need glasses, the optician will give you a prescription.
His poetry will stand the test of time (=stay popular). a stiff test· Researchers gave workers a questionnaire to test that theory.
· He is undergoing tests for pneumonia.
· The teacher gave us a vocabulary test.
(=when two determined people oppose each other)· Even the smallest decision could become an exhausting battle of wills.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Now, the hawthorn fly is testing its ability to live on cultivated cherries.· At least once a week we were tested on our ability to copy correctly a literary passage dictated to us.· We fitted a thinner section scroll saw blade to test the cutting ability on tight curves and corners.· It is a strange malady that strikes following a stunning election victory and tests your ability to avoid injudicious and arrogant actions.· Ideas need to be tested by their ability, in combination with events, to overcome inertia and resistance.· Results obtained in testing its ability to deal with the recognition problem. 3.2.· He was testing your ability to take control of a meeting.
· In formulating and testing hypotheses, method makes the decision rules and the rejection of rival hypotheses explicit.· What we have done amounts to a series of experiments intended to test some of these hypotheses.· The first step in genome expression, i.e. transcription, was studied in order to test these hypotheses.· He did not typically employ elaborate statistics to test hypotheses or use control groups in his research.· There are, again, problems for the researcher hoping to test out such hypotheses.· It enables us to formulate hypotheses about relationships among the different components of culture and to test these hypotheses empirically.· The Circular clearly envisages that LEAs will set about testing these hypotheses.· Asset markets provide a convenient framework for testing many hypotheses about expectations formation.
· If this hypothesis could be tested only by weighing substances before and after combustion, then it was adhoc.· The proposal serves as a guide to the hypothesis testing process which embodies the specific purpose of the study effort.· The hypothesis can therefore be tested by clock-shifting experiments.· It was a hypothesis she could test.· Table 5.1 summarizes in non-quantitative fashion the main findings of this hypothesis-testing exercise.· More formally, we can test the rational expectations hypothesis by testing the joint null hypothesis,.
· If Labour wins on Thursday, it is likely that the markets will test the mettle of Mr Smith.· You are pleased with yourself for venturing, testing your mettle.· The result is a sort of upscale Hemingway-esque story about affluent, pampered men testing their mettle.· The best place to test a motorcycle's mettle is on a twisty mountain road.· Graham led a lovely rib, slabby and clean, though it didn't test our mettle too severely.· Crises will strew his path to test his mettle.
· You need to test different products to find one that really suits.· I am not aware of any reliable testing done on herbal products.· Success is achieved by analysing our market carefully, then researching and testing our products thoroughly.· Scientists tested 131 products, including toys, video cables, phone cords, place mats and other household items.· Its underlying objective was to improve the man-made environment by testing a range of products.· The three planners then turned to how Mike should market test the new product.· They can also be asked to test out their finished product by investigating whether it in fact does the job intended.· Cedre experts are also testing a product called Balarep, which covers rocks witha protective film.
· Do not forget to test the sample piece for washing and pressing ability.· Once the testing laboratory receives the samples, it will screen them for drugs and then perform confirmation testing to minimize errors.· Each kit, imported from theUnited States at a cost of $ 980, can test 100 samples.· The lab will test samples and, within 24 hours, fax the results to inspectors.· Professional help Doctors: your doctor will talk to you about your problem and will probably test a sample of your urine.
· Set among forest land in the Eifel area, its 14-mile lap certainly tested a driver's skill and concentration.· Initially, interviewers evaluate or test new employees' skills to determine their abilities and weaknesses.· It's a challenge, a chance to test your playing skills, despite the wind blowing.· The epidemic and the issues it raises will continue to test the essential skills and wisdom of management at all levels.· It was a competition to test the skills they've learned in dealing with real road accidents.· Irvin is back and will test the coverage skills of Marquez Pope, who is playing very well.· It is a guide for wine-lovers and includes an exciting competition to test your skill!· Demand the performance results that will motivate and test those skills and behaviors.
· Barton nudged the nose down and tested the strength of the right-hand roll.· I got a better grip, Lincoln testing my strength, experimenting with the power of the leash.· Are you naturally more cautious, preferring to test the strength of your enemy before striking at his weak points?· The pool water was working wonders on her ankle and after a few more minutes she tested its strength.· When an aircraft has been designed and built a full-sized specimen must be tested for strength and stiffness.· Many happy hours were spent colouring the eggs and inventing games to test the strength of the shells.· You will at least be able to test the strength of the case against you.· Having thus tested the strength of the main anchor, the last person down can remove the back-up before abseiling.
· And testing, mandatory in theory, is not widespread.· By selectively removing certain males and females he tested various theories about why more males did not have multiple wives.· It uses them to test theories in high-status, male-identified areas of psychology, like achievement and self-esteem.· It became possible to test theories about nervous system functions.· In order to test these theories two further stages are required.· But there never has been such a comprehensive study to test the theory.· To test that theory and several others, the researchers developed and administered a questionnaire to the workers.
· Claudia ran Dana's bath, testing the water carefully.· We have tested the strawberries, we have tested the soil and we have tested the water.· He tested the water with his hand, adjusted it, and climbed in.· Or perhaps it is a logical way of testing the water.· The authority had coincidentally tested the water for toxins on about the same day as the officer cadets had used it.· The district tests the water and adds chloramine if levels fall below standards.· One felt her skill - here, one was but testing the water in a musical reservoir of immeasurable depth.· Why do so many of us feel the need to test the water first?
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► dope test► the Ronseal test
1medical [transitive] to examine someone’s blood, body etc in order to find out what is wrong with them, or to see if they have taken an illegal drug: - Claudia ran Dana's bath, testing the water carefully.
- He tested the water with his hand, adjusted it, and climbed in.
- It is quite easy to test the waters to find if a cruise fits your personality.
- Kaiser is testing the waters in the East Bay.
- One felt her skill - here, one was but testing the water in a musical reservoir of immeasurable depth.
- Tara VanDerveer, the deservedly highest paid coach in the Pac-10, is testing the waters.
- The authority had coincidentally tested the water for toxins on about the same day as the officer cadets had used it.
- We have tested the strawberries, we have tested the soil and we have tested the water.
- The acid test of a good leader is the extent to which they select a style to suit the circumstances.
- For my own small study, the acid test was one of relevance.
- The critical question, the acid test of socialism, is the distribution of power at the point of production.
- Miss Guthridge tells Miss Peterson, the guidance counselor, that vocational aptitude tests are meaningless.
- I also ran a check on my own records, I should add.
- It had been switched off after two senior doctors had twice run tests on the patient before declaring him dead.
- There is no incentive to run tests and analyse the results.
- They ran tests and took x-rays, then I was called in to hear the results.
- After all, these methods are tried and tested.
- Alternatively you could pick up a pinstripe suit from tried and trusted Marks & Spencer.
- Disposable workers Modern methods of super-exploitation, tried and tested in the Third World, are coming home to industrialized countries.
- Look for the more creative solution - the tried and true don't always bring the best results.
- Others stick to the tried and tested method with a sponge.
- Some parts of the blueprint will have been tried and tested, and found to be reliable.
- The genre is tried and true, of course, from Animal House to Reality Bites.
- These have the advantage of being tried and tested and involve lower cost.
- After passing the written test, Solomon began his driving lessons.
- Applicants may take a written exam, undergo a preliminary interview, or submit records of their education and experience for evaluation.
- Knowing how to use your head is not a subject you can study for a written exam.
- Pudwill said only five passed among the 60 in his group that took the written test.
- Students had to pass oral and written exams before moving up.
- The written test success rates are given in the table below.
- The results are from written tests unless otherwise stated.
- Thus, although these pupils generally have difficulty with reading, this does not mean that written tests should be ruled out.
I must have my eyes tested.test somebody for something They tested her for diabetes.test positive/negative (for something) Athletes who test positive for steroids are immediately banned.2substance [intransitive, transitive] to examine a substance or thing in order to find out its qualities or what it containstest (something) for something The water should be tested for lead.3knowledge/ability [transitive] to ask someone spoken or written questions, or make them do a practical activity, to discover what they know about a subject: This task is designed to test your reading skillstest somebody on something We’re being tested on grammar tomorrow.4machine/product [transitive] (also test out) to use something for a short time to see if it works in the correct way: The Ferrari team wanted to test their new car out on the racetrack.test something on somebody/something None of this range of cosmetics has been tested on animals.► see thesaurus at check5show how good/strong [transitive] to show how good or strong someone or something is, especially by putting them in a difficult situation: a game that will test the contestants’ strength and skill The next six months will test your powers of leadership. I felt that she was testing me, leaving all that cash lying around. → testing6idea/plan [transitive] (also test out) to start to use an idea or plan to find out if it is correct or effective: Dr Lee set up a series of experiments to test out this hypothesis.test something against something The theory was then tested against the results of the study.7test the water/waters to check people’s reaction to a plan before you decide to use it: The government is clearly testing the water, to gauge the country’s reactions to their proposals. → tried and tested at tried2