test

/test/ v [T]

Definition

› to use a set of questions or practical activities to measure someone's knowledge and ability: Multiple-choice questions tested the students’ knowledge. › To test something is to use it in order to find out whether it is working correctly or how effective it is: We test every component we make. › To test people or things can also be to present them with a situation which shows how good they are at dealing with difficulties: His generation was tested by a world war.

(Definition of test v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)