nounverbBeginner

test

US

/tɛst/

UK

/tɛst/

Meaning

An assessment designed to measure what someone knows or can do.

किसी व्यक्ति के ज्ञान या क्षमता को परखने के लिए लिया जाने वाला इम्तिहान या जाँच।

Examples

“We have a science test on Friday.”

take a testschool

“The doctor ordered a blood test.”

medical contexta test for something

“The teacher is testing our understanding of the topic.”

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Useful patterns

take or sit a testpass or fail a testa test in a subjecta test for a conditiontest someone's knowledge

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Word family

testing(noun)
tester(noun)
testable(adjective)

Common collocations

take a testpass a testfail a testa written testa blood testtest results

Common mistakes

Not natural: The teacher tested us our vocabulary.

Better: The teacher tested us on our vocabulary.

Use “test someone on” a subject when checking their knowledge of it.

किसी विषय का ज्ञान परखने के लिए “test someone on” कहते हैं; यहाँ “on” ज़रूरी है।

Not natural: I passed the test of driving.

Better: I passed my driving test.

For this kind of exam, “driving test” is the natural noun phrase.

इस तरह की परीक्षा के लिए “driving test” कहना स्वाभाविक है, “test of driving” नहीं।

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Learner tip

Use “test” as a noun for an assessment and as a verb when checking knowledge, ability, or how well something works.

“Test” का इस्तेमाल परीक्षा के लिए संज्ञा और ज्ञान, क्षमता या किसी चीज़ की कार्यक्षमता जाँचने के लिए क्रिया के रूप में करें।

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What does “test” mean in “We have a history test tomorrow”?

“We have a history test tomorrow” में “test” का क्या मतलब है?