· the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"

Hypernym(s): experiment, experimentation

· an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"

Hypernym(s): examination, scrutiny

· the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

Synonym(s): examination

Hypernym(s): investigation, investigating

· put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

Synonym(s): prove, try, try_out, examine, essay

Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge

· test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"

Synonym(s): screen

Hypernym(s): check

· examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

Synonym(s): quiz

Hypernym(s): examine

· show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"

Hypernym(s): be

· achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"

Hypernym(s): score

· determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

Hypernym(s): determine, check, find_out, see, ascertain, watch, learn

· undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"

Hypernym(s): take, submit