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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
test
/test/
noun1 of 2
examination; questions to measure knowledge
- “Students are allowed to use a calculator during the test.”Tatoeba
- “I think we still need to do some more tests.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To challenge.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)