pretested

priːˈtɛstɪd

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Definition of pretested - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

testing

Rare

tested before use or implementation

Rare

The pretested software showed fewer bugs during the final release.

evaluation

Rare

evaluated in advance

Rare

The pretested survey ensured all questions were clear to participants.

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Origin of pretested

Latin, prae (before) + testari (to witness)

Examples of pretested in a sentence

Pretested materials ensure higher safety standards.
The pretested software was free of bugs.
The pretested curriculum met all educational standards.

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French:pré-testé, prétesté, ...
German:vorgeprüft, vorab bewertet, ...
Italian:pretestato, valutato in anticipo, ...
Spanish:preprobado, pretestado, ...
Portuguese:pré-testado, pré-avaliado, ...
Chinese:预先测试的, 预先评估的, ...
Japanese:事前テスト済みの, 事前に評価された, ...
Arabic:مُخْتَبَر مُسْبَقًا, مُقَيَّم مُسْبَقًا, ...
Hebrew:נִבְדַּק מֵרֹאשׁ, נִבְדַּק מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:предварительно протестированный, оцененный заранее, ...
Ukrainian:попередньо протестований, попередньо оцінений, ...
Hindi:पूर्व-परीक्षित, पूर्व-मूल्यांकित, ...
Bengali:পূর্বপরীক্ষিত, পূর্বমূল্যায়ন করা, ...
Catalan:pretestat, preavaluat, ...
Czech:předem otestovaný, předběžně otestovaný, ...
Danish:forprøvet, forvurderet, ...
Dutch:vooraf getest, vooraf geëvalueerd, ...
Greek:προελεγμένο, προαξιολογημένο, ...
Hungarian:előzetesen tesztelt, elővizsgált, ...
Khmer:បានសាកល្បងជាមុន, បានវាយតម្លៃជាមុន, ...
Korean:사전 테스트된, 사전 평가된, ...
Persian:پیش‌آزمایش‌شده, پیش‌ارزیابی‌شده, ...
Polish:przetestowany wcześniej, oceniony wcześniej, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-testado, pré-avaliado, ...
Romanian:testat anterior, evaluat în avans, ...
Swedish:förtestad, förutvärderad, ...
Thai:ทดสอบล่วงหน้า, ประเมินล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:önceden test edilmiş, önceden değerlendirilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:đã được kiểm tra trước, đã được đánh giá trước, ...

pretest

ˈpriːˌtɛst

Definition of pretest - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

assessment

test given before a main test to assess readiness

The students took a pretest to gauge their knowledge before the final exam..

educationpreliminary test before instruction or evaluation

The teacher gave a pretest to assess students' knowledge.

diagnostic test

Verb

tr.

educationadminister a preliminary test to someone or something

The teacher will pretest the students before the new unit.

product testing

TECH.

conduct a test on something before public release

TECH.

The company will pretest the software before the launch.

pilot

trial

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Origin of pretest

Latin, praetestari (to testify beforehand)

Examples of pretest in a sentence

A pretest was administered to prepare the students.
Students were nervous about the pretest results.
The pretest covered all the basic topics.
They decided to pretest the new software with a small group.
The coach will pretest the athletes to assess their skills.
Engineers pretest the new engine model for efficiency.

Researchers pretest the drug on animals before human trials.

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French:pré-test, pré-tester, ...
German:Prätest, vortesten, ...
Italian:pretest, pretestare, ...
Spanish:prueba inicial, hacer una prueba preliminar, ...
Portuguese:pré-teste, pretestar, ...
Chinese:前测, 预测试, ...
Japanese:事前テスト, 予備テストを行う, ...
Arabic:اخْتِبَار تَمْهِيدِي, اخْتَبَرَ مُسْبَقًا, ...
Hebrew:מִבְחָן מוּקְדָּם, לַעֲרוֹךְ מִבְחָן מַקְדִּים, ...
Russian:предварительный тест, проводить предварительный тест, ...
Ukrainian:попереднє тестування, передтестувати, ...
Hindi:पूर्व-परीक्षण, प्रारंभिक परीक्षा देना, ...
Bengali:প্রাকপরীক্ষা, প্রাথমিক পরীক্ষা নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:prova preliminar, fer una prova preliminar, ...
Czech:předtest, předběžně otestovat, ...
Danish:forprøve, give en forprøve, ...
Dutch:voorafgaande toets, vooraf testen, ...
Greek:προεξέταση, διενεργώ προκαταρκτική εξέταση, ...
Hungarian:előteszt, előtesztelni, ...
Khmer:តេស្តមុន, ធ្វើតេស្តមុន, ...
Korean:사전 시험, 예비 시험을 실시하다, ...
Persian:پیش‌آزمون, آزمون مقدماتی گرفت, ...
Polish:test wstępny, przeprowadzić wstępny test, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-teste, aplicar um pré-teste, ...
Romanian:pretestare, a testa preliminar, ...
Swedish:förtest, förtesta, ...
Thai:แบบทดสอบเบื้องต้น, ทดสอบเบื้องต้น, ...
Turkish:ön test, ön test yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:bài kiểm tra trước, kiểm tra trước, ...

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Definition of pretested - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of pretested

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Definition of pretest - Reverso English Dictionary

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