1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• testing ,

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

3. (

• examination ,
• testing ,

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

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• screen ,
• test ,

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

3. (

• quiz ,
• test

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

4. (

• test

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

5. (

• 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" ;

6. (

• test ,

) determine the presence or properties of (a substance) ;

7. (

• test ,

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