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/tɛst/
Translation
test
Word origin
From Old French test ('earthen pot'), from Latin testum ('earthenware vessel'). The 'trial' sense developed from the assayer's cup used to test metals, a meaning that passed into English and was later reborrowed into French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- testum
- English cognates
- test, testaceous
Grammar
Examples
.
We have a French test tomorrow.
' .
The doctor asked me to do several health tests.
phase .
This new product is still in the testing phase.
J' -midi.
I sat a French test yesterday afternoon.
moteur ' .
The engine test went very well this morning.
Used in
Stories
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