test

noun [C]

/test/

Definition

A1 a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone or something can do or is like: The class are doing/having a spelling test today. She had to take/do/sit an aptitude test before she got the job.Exams, tests and exercises B1 a medical examination of part of your body in order to find out how healthy it is or what is wrong with it: a blood/urine test an eye test a pregnancy test The doctors have done some tests to try and find out what's wrong with her.Medical examination › an act of using something to find out if it is working correctly or how effective it is: The new missiles are currently undergoing tests.Testing, checking and experimenting B2 a situation that shows how good something is: Driving on that icy road was a real test of my skill.Testing, checking and experimenting › a test match: Australia won the test by 197 runs.

(Definition of test noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)