proef — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
Senses
proef is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- 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 (archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
experiment — full definition
- noun A controlled test carried out to check a hypothesis or discover something new.
- verb To try something out, often to test an idea or see what happens.
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.