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Noun testing has 3 senses
- testing - the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
--1 is a kind of experiment, experimentation
- testing - an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
--2 is a kind of examination, scrutiny
--2 has particulars: screening
- examination, testing - the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
--3 is a kind of investigation, investigating
--3 has particulars: eleven-plus, 11-plus
Verb test has 7 senses
- test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
--1 is one way to judge
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- screen, test - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
--2 is one way to check
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Somebody ----s somebody
- quiz, test - examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
--3 is one way to examine
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Somebody ----s somebody PP
- test - show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
--4 is one way to be
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- test - achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
--5 is one way to score
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- test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
--6 is one way to determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
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- test - undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
--7 is one way to take, undergo, submit
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