Test Tested Find English Put Students Perform Past

• children are tested on core subjects at ages 7, 11 and 14.
• we test your english before deciding which class to put you in.
• schools use various methods of testing.
• students who tested well in reading

test

1. to find out how much somebody knows, or what they can do by asking them questions or giving them activities to perform
• See related entries: Teaching and learning
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/teaching_and_learning/test_5
• Children are tested on core subjects at ages 7, 11 and 14.
• We test your English before deciding which class to put you in.
• Schools use various methods of testing.
2. to perform well/badly in a test of knowledge or ability
• students who tested well in reading
• There are people who test well and people who don’t.
3. to examine the blood, a part of the body, etc. to find out what is wrong with a person, or to check the condition of their health
• to test somebody’s eyesight/hearing
• The doctor tested him for hepatitis.
• to test positive/negative
• Two athletes tested positive for steroids.
4. to use or try a machine, substance, etc. to find out how well it works or to find out more information about it
• see also field-test
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/field-test_2
• Test your brakes regularly.
• Our beauty products are not tested on animals.
• The water is regularly tested for purity.
• They opened a single store in Europe to test out the market.
5. (of a machine or product) to perform well/badly in a test of how well it works
• The ad had tested badly with consumers.
6. to be difficult and therefore need all your strength, ability, etc.
• see also testing
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/testing_1
• The long climb tested our fitness and stamina.
7. to find out what the situation is before doing something or making a decision
8. that you have used or relied on in the past successfully
• a tried and tested method for solving the problem

Extra Examples

• Can you test me on my irregular verbs?
• I’m having my eyes tested this week.
• It is difficult to test a potential cure when a disease is ill-defined.
• Neither goalkeeper was seriously tested in a rather poor match.
• Neither player was seriously tested in the contest.
• Squeeze the fruit to test for ripeness.
• The exercise successfully tested the procedures for dealing with a serious oil spillage.
• The product had not been adequately tested before being put on the market.
• The training tested his body to the very limit.
• There were times when my temper was sorely tested.
• Two of the athletes tested positive for illegal drugs.
• We decided to test the theory experimentally.
• We only sell products that have not been tested on animals.
• You should test your brakes regularly.
• a good way to test out his hypothesis
• questions designed to test understanding of the scientific method
• the importance of empirically tested research
• tried and tested techniques
• All students are tested in English and mathematics.
• We set up an experiment to test the effect of changes in air temperature.
• You should have your hearing tested.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they test
• he / she / it tests
• past simple tested
• past participle tested
• -ing form testing

Word Origin

• late Middle English (denoting a container used to treat gold or silver alloys or ore): via Old French from Latin testu, testum ‘earthen pot’, variant of testa ‘jug, shell’. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.