изпитание — meaning in English
izpitanie
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English meaning
- ordeal noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
- test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
- trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
- visitation noun An official or formal visit, especially for inspection.
Senses
изпитание is used for these senses in English:
- ordeal (historical) A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
- test A challenge, trial.
- trial (legal) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
- trial A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially, religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
- trial (archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
- visitation A punishment or blessing ordained by God.
ordeal — full definition
- noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
- noun Historically, a trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous physical test, the outcome believed to reveal guilt or innocence by divine judgment.
test — full definition
- noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
- noun A procedure used to check how well something works or holds up under certain conditions.
- noun A difficult situation or event that reveals someone's true character or ability.
- verb To check the quality, performance, or truth of something by trying it out.
- verb To give someone an examination to measure their knowledge or skill.