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Translation

test

Word origin

From English and French test, from Latin testum, an earthen pot. The pot was the vessel in which metals were assayed, so the name of the dish became the name of the trial itself.

Origin
Latin
Root
testum
English cognates
test

Examples

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The test was easier than I feared.

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All the children have to sit the test.

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After the test we knew the result.

is a modern borrowing and sits beside two older words. Ekzameno is the formal examination you sit at school; provo is any attempt or trial, including the one you make on a new recipe. is the short, measurable check - a blood test, a language test, a driving test. The verb is testi.

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This word is part of lesson 31.