tester

/tɛste/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
teste
past
a testé
perfect
testé

Meaning

  1. to test

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

mettre à l'épreuve

"mettre à l'épreuve" and tester are close synonyms for "to test," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

testar

testar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to test."

Practice

1 What does tester mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches tester?

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