test out (English, verb)
expansion: test out (third-person singular simple present tests out, present participle testing out, simple past and past participle tested out)
Senses:
glosses: To try or experiment with (something or someone) in order to see if it works, is true, or is successful.
tags: transitive
glosses: To explore (something one has little experience with), especially to do so in a safe environment.
tags: transitive
glosses: To explore how (someone) responds to something; To feel someone out.
tags: transitive
glosses: To demonstrate a certain result in a test, especially a successful result.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To pass a placement test that enables one to avoid taking a course.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: tests out
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: testing out
tags: participle
present
form: tested out
tags: participle
past
form: tested out
tags: past