test

test

verb

Definition of TEST

1

to put (something) to a test <please test this sample for the presence of lead>

Synonyms sample, test

Related Words check (out), examine, experiment (with), explore, feel (out), investigate, research, study; resample, retest

2

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress <all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience>

Synonyms strain, stretch, tax, test

Related Words demand, exact, importune, press, pressure, push; aggravate, agitate, annoy, bother, exasperate, gall, get (to), gnaw (at), grate, harass, harry, hassle, irk, irritate, nettle, pain, peeve, pester, rile, spite, vex