koetus — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

koetus is used for these senses in English:

• 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.)

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.

trial — full definition

1. noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
2. noun A test used to check how well something works or performs.
3. noun A difficult or trying experience.
4. adj Done on an experimental or provisional basis, to test something out.

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