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Prüfung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assay noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
  • audit noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • examination noun A formal test of knowledge or ability, often written or oral and done under time pressure.
  • inspection noun A careful, close examination of something.
  • 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

Prüfung is used for these senses in English:

  • assay Trial, attempt.
  • audit An examination in general.
  • check An inspection or examination.
  • examination The act of examining.
  • examination (education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
  • inspection The act of examining something, often closely.
  • test (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
  • 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).

assay — full definition

  1. noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
  2. verb To carry out such a test on a substance, especially an ore or metal.

audit — full definition

  1. noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
  2. verb To carry out such a check.
  3. verb To attend a university course without earning credit for it.

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