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
- noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
- verb To carry out such a test on a substance, especially an ore or metal.
audit — full definition
- noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
- verb To carry out such a check.
- verb To attend a university course without earning credit for it.