verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

test the waters

test the waters · tests the waters · tested the waters · testing the waters

прощупать почву, прощупывать почву

To explore or probe, as before making a commitmentTo explore or probe, as before making a commitment.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To explore or probe, as before making a commitment.
Taking classes in a subject is a good way to test the waters and explore a potential career.
прощу́пывать по́чвуproščúpyvatʹ póčvu, прощу́пать по́чвуproščúpatʹ póčvu

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By meaning 1

explore or probe:

tests the waters, testing the waters, tested the waters, tested the waters

Base form	test the waters · to test the waters
3rd person singular	tests the waters
Present participle	testing the waters
Past simple	tested the waters
Past participle	tested the waters

irregular

I, you, we, they	test the waters
he, she, it	tests the waters

all persons

tested the waters

I, you, we, they	have tested the waters
he, she, it	has tested the waters

all persons

will test the waters

3 synonyms

1 related words

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