prövning — meaning in English

English meaning

• ordeal noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
• 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.
• try verb To make an attempt at doing something.

Senses

prövning is used for these senses in English:

• test A challenge, trial.
• trial A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially, religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
• try An act of tasting or sampling.

ordeal — full definition

1. noun A very difficult, painful, or exhausting experience.
2. noun Historically, a trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous physical test, the outcome believed to reveal guilt or innocence by divine judgment.

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.

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