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put to the test

put to the test
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo t too stressed th ee test]
    • /pʊt tu stressed ði tɛst/
    • /ˈpʊt tuː ðə ˈtest/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t too stressed th ee test]
    • /pʊt tu stressed ði tɛst/

Definition of put to the test words

  • verbal expression put to the test check performance 1

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Parts of speech for Put to the test

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

put to the test popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for put to the test

verb put to the test

  • check over — a thorough examination or investigation.
  • check up — If you check up on something, you find out information about it.
  • feel out — to perceive or examine by touch.
  • futz around — to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around).

Antonyms for put to the test

verb put to the test

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

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