koestus — meaning in English

English meaning

• proof noun Evidence or facts that show something is true.
• testing noun The process of checking whether something works correctly or meets a standard.
• trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.

Senses

koestus is used for these senses in English:

• proof (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
• testing The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
• 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.)

proof — full definition

1. noun Evidence or facts that show something is true.
2. noun A test print of a document or image made for checking before final printing.
3. noun A measure of the alcohol content of a spirit.
4. adj Able to resist something, especially damage.
5. verb To check a text for errors before it is published.

testing — full definition

1. noun The process of checking whether something works correctly or meets a standard.
2. adj Difficult or demanding in a way that pushes someone to their limits.

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