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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

  1. noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
  2. 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

  1. noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
  2. noun A procedure used to check how well something works or holds up under certain conditions.
  3. noun A difficult situation or event that reveals someone's true character or ability.
  4. verb To check the quality, performance, or truth of something by trying it out.
  5. verb To give someone an examination to measure their knowledge or skill.

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