Noun

• S: (n) testing (the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works) "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"
• S: (n) testing (an examination of the characteristics of something) "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
• S: (n) examination, testing (the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned)

Verb

• S: (v) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to) "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
• S: (v) screen, test (test or examine for the presence of disease or infection) "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
• S: (v) quiz, test (examine someone's knowledge of something) "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
• verb group
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) examine (question closely)
• S: (v) quiz, test (examine someone's knowledge of something) "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
• S: (v) cross examine, cross question (question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side) "The witness was cross-examined by the defense"
• S: (v) catechize, catechise (examine through questioning and answering)
• S: (v) grill (examine thoroughly) "the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) test (show a certain characteristic when tested) "He tested positive for HIV"
• S: (v) test (achieve a certain score or rating on a test) "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
• S: (v) test (determine the presence or properties of (a substance))
• S: (v) test (undergo a test) "She doesn't test well"