trial
The testing of a product or procedureAn occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.: The testing of a product or procedure.
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Examples
331 sentencesTom's trial will continue on Monday.
Tom's trial will begin in October.
Tom's trial lasted for three days.
Meaning
11 sensesAn occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
The testing of a product or procedure.
They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
Versuch, Prüfung, Probe
испыта́ниеispytánije, о́пытópyt, про́баpróba
випро́буванняvypróbuvannja, до́слідdóslid, експериме́нтeksperymént
the act of testing something
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
trying something to find out about it
A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
If you are convicted at trial, you have the right to file an appeal.
He was charged with war crimes and brought to trial before the International Tribunal.
Prozess, Gerichtsverhandlung
судsud, разбира́тельствоrazbirátelʹstvo, проце́ссprocéss
судsud, ро́зглядrózhljad, проце́сprocés
More meanings 8
A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
That boy was a trial to his parents.
Probe, Sorge, Kummer
испыта́ниеispytánije, неприя́тностьneprijátnostʹ
випро́буванняvypróbuvannja
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
A randomized, controlled trial (RCT).
An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
soccer trials; sheepdog trials
A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
(UK)An internal examination set by Eton College.
The trial number.
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
(archaic)An occasion on which armies or individuals meet in combat.
(archaic)The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
Origin
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick ouFrom Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
From Latin tri- (stem of trēs (“three”)) + -al, on the pattern of dual.
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Forms
plural: trialsSynonyms
10 synonyms- the act of testing something:testrun
- trying something to find out about it:trial runtesttryout
- the act of undergoing testing:test
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event:tribulationvisitation
Word family
30 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- trial date
- trial is set
- trial started
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.