Testing
/ˈtestɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of checking whether something works or meets a standard.
Extra definitions
noun; verbChecking how well something works.
noun; verbAn examination of ability.
noun; verbPutting something under demanding conditions.
Sentence Examples
Software testing found bugs.
Students are testing their theory.
The exam was testing but fair.
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Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“England have now gone four games without a win at Wembley, their longest sequence without a victory in 30 years, and still have much work to do to reach Euro 2012 as they prepare for a testing trip to face Bulgaria in Sofia in September.”
— 2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC:
“The wilderness testings of Jesus prepare him for ministry in which such temptations and shortcuts will recur.”
— 2011, Emerson B. Powery, Immersion Bible Studies: Luke:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Software ____ found bugs.