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forsøg — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  • experiment noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
  • test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.

Senses

forsøg is used for these senses in English:

  • attempt The action of trying at something. [1530]
  • experiment A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
  • test A challenge, trial.

attempt — full definition

  1. verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  2. noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.

experiment — full definition

  1. noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
  2. verb To try something out, often to test an idea or see what happens.

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