試験 — meaning in English
shiken
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English meaning
- examination noun A formal test of knowledge or ability, often written or oral and done under time pressure.
- 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
試験 is used for these senses in English:
- check out (transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
- 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.
- test (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- test (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- 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.)
examination — full definition
- noun A formal test of knowledge or ability, often written or oral and done under time pressure.
- noun A check by a doctor or other professional to assess health or condition.
- noun Close questioning, especially by a lawyer in court.
test — full definition
- noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.
- noun A procedure used to check how well something works or holds up under certain conditions.
- noun A difficult situation or event that reveals someone's true character or ability.
- verb To check the quality, performance, or truth of something by trying it out.
- verb To give someone an examination to measure their knowledge or skill.