Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To conduct an experiment.

    We're going to experiment on rats.

    experimentieren

    эксперименти́роватьeksperimentírovatʹ, производи́ть о́пытproizvodítʹ ópyt, произвести́ о́пытproizvestí ópyt

    експериментува́тиeksperymentuváty

    to conduct a test or investigation

  2. (intransitive, often)To try something to observe the results.

    I want to experiment with psychedelics.

  3. (obsolete, transitive)To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.

Examples

412 sentences
  1. We were disappointed with the results of the experiment.

    Ми були розчаровані результатами експерименту.

    ruМы были разочарованы результатами эксперимента.

    deDer Ausgang des Experiments enttäuschte uns.

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  2. The experiment was successful.

    Експеремент вдався.

    ruЭксперимент удался.

    deDas Experiment war erfolgreich.

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  3. He continued the experiment.

    Він продовжив експеримент.

    ruОн продолжил эксперимент.

    deEr setzte das Experiment fort.

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  4. The experiment is over.

    Експеримент закінчено.

    ruЭксперимент окончен.

    deDas Experiment ist vorbei.

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  5. We must stop this experiment.

    Ми маємо зупинити цей експеримент.

    ruНам нужно остановить этот эксперимент.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to conduct an experiment:
Русский
By meaning 1
to conduct an experiment:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to conduct an experiment:

Origin

From Middle English experiment, from Old French esperiment (French expérience), from Latin

From Middle English experiment, from Old French esperiment (French expérience), from Latin experimentum (“experience, attempt, experiment”), from experior (“to experience, to attempt”), itself from ex + *perior, in turn from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

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Forms

experiments, experimenting, experimented, experimented
Base formexperiment · to experiment
3rd person singularexperiments
Present participleexperimenting
Past simpleexperimented
Past participleexperimented

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexperiment
he, she, itexperiments

Past simpleLesson

all personsexperimented

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave experimented
he, she, ithas experimented

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill experiment

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • try something new, as in order to gain experience:try out

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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