EXAM › a set of questions to measure someone's knowledge or
ability: a driving test You have to take a test. Only two
students in the class failed the test. Did you pass the biology
test? MEDICAL › a short medical examination of part of your
body: an eye test a pregnancy test EXPERIMENT › something that
you do to discover if something is safe, works correctly, etc: a
safety test SITUATION › a situation that shows how good
something is: This will be a real test of his ability.