mettere alla prova — meaning in English

English meaning

• test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
• try verb To make an attempt at doing something.

Senses

mettere alla prova is used for these senses in English:

• put to the test (transitive, idiomatic) To test (something or someone); to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.
• test To challenge, to put a strain on (something).
• try To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
• try To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.

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.

try — full definition

1. verb To make an attempt at doing something.
2. verb To test something out, such as by tasting or using it.
3. verb In law, to hold a legal hearing to decide a case.
4. noun An attempt.
5. noun In rugby, a score made by touching the ball down over the opponent's goal line.

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