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estimate
English
Alternative forms
- æstimate (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestim?, older form aestumo (“to value, rate, esteem”); from Old Latin *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), meaning one in the Roman Republic who mints money. See also the doublet esteem, as well as aim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??st?m?t/ (noun)
- IPA(key): /??st??me??t/ (verb)
Noun
estimate (plural estimates)
- A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
- (construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
- An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
Synonyms
- estimation
- appraisal
Derived terms
- ballpark estimate
Translations
Verb
estimate (third-person singular simple present estimates, present participle estimating, simple past and past participle estimated)
- To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
- To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
Synonyms
- appraise
- assessment
Derived terms
- estimable
- underestimate
- overestimate
- estimation
Translations
Further reading
- estimate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “estimate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- estimate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- etatisme, meatiest, seat time, tea-times, teatimes, étatisme
Italian
Verb
estimate
- second-person plural present indicative of estimare
- second-person plural imperative of estimare
- feminine plural of estimato
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test
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
- (South African) IPA(key): /test/
Etymology 1
From Middle English test, teste, from Old French test, teste (“an earthen vessel, especially a pot in which metals were tried”), from Latin testum (“the lid of an earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, an earthen pot”), from *terstus, past participle of the root *tersa (“dry land”). See terra, thirst.
Noun
test (plural tests)
- A challenge, trial.
- A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- A session in which a product or piece of equipment is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
- (cricket, normally “Test”) A Test match.
- (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins.
- (botany) Testa; seed coat.
- (obsolete) Judgment; distinction; discrimination.
Synonyms
- (challenge, trial): See Thesaurus:test
- (academics: examination): examination, quiz
Antonyms
- (academics: examination): recess
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Verb
test (third-person singular simple present tests, present participle testing, simple past and past participle tested)
- To challenge.
- Climbing the mountain tested our stamina.
- To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
- to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument
- September 17, 1796, George Washington, Farewell Address
- Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing constitution.
- (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- (copulative) To be shown to be by test.
- 2015, Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Harry Levi Hollingworth, Children Above 180 IQ Stanford-Binet: Origin and Development
- It is probable that children who test above 180 IQ are actually present in our juvenile population in greater frequency than at the rate of one in a million.
- 2015, Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Harry Levi Hollingworth, Children Above 180 IQ Stanford-Binet: Origin and Development
- (chemistry) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
- to test a solution by litmus paper
Descendants
- German: testen
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English teste, from Old French teste, test and Latin testis (“one who attests, a witness”).
Noun
test (plural tests)
- (obsolete) A witness.
- 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles
- Prelates and great lords of England, who were for the more surety tests of that deed.
- 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles
Verb
test (third-person singular simple present tests, present participle testing, simple past and past participle tested)
- (obsolete, transitive) To attest (a document) legally, and date it.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To make a testament, or will.
Related terms
- attest
- contest
- detest
- protest
Etymology 3
Clipping of testosterone.
Noun
test (uncountable)
- (informal, slang, body building) testosterone
Further reading
- test in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- test in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- ETTs, Etts, TETS, TETs, Tets, sett, stet, tets
Breton
Noun
test
- witness
Catalan
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Compare Spanish tiesto
Noun
test m (plural testos)
- flowerpot
- piece of clay
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
test m (plural tests)
- test (exam or challenge)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t?st]
- Hyphenation: test
Noun
test m inan
- test
Declension
Derived terms
- testovat
- testovací
- testový
Further reading
- test in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- test in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From English test.
Noun
test
- test (clarification of this definition is needed)
Further reading
- “test” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?st/
- Hyphenation: test
- Rhymes: -?st
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English test.
Noun
test m (plural testen or tests, diminutive testje n)
- test
Synonyms
- experiment
- proef
Derived terms
- geluidstest
- piepjestest
- shuttleruntest
- sneltest
- testen
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: tes
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch test, from Old French test, from Latin testum, from testa.
Noun
test m (plural testen or tests, diminutive testje n)
- A test, an earthen bowl or pot.
- A test, a cupel (used in smelting).
Derived terms
- vergiettest
- vuurtest
Descendants
- Afrikaans: tessie
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?st/
Etymology 1
From Old French test, from Latin testum. The orthography of this form reflects semi-learned influence; compare the doublet têt.
Noun
test m (plural tests)
- test, a cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- (marine biology) test, the external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English test, itself from the same Old French test as above.
Noun
test m (plural tests)
- a test, a tryout, a review
Derived terms
- tester
Further reading
- “test” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Etymology
Of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t??t]
- Hyphenation: test
- Rhymes: -??t
Noun
test (plural testek)
- (anatomy) body
- (geometry) solid (three-dimensional figure)
- (algebra) field (commutative ring)
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- test in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English test.
Noun
test m (invariable)
- test
Ladin
Noun
test m (plural [please provide])
- text
Latvian
Verb
test (?? missing information., ?? conj., pres. ??, past ??)
- to beat
- to knock about
- to flog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From English test
Noun
test m (definite singular testen, indefinite plural tester, definite plural testene)
- a test
Derived terms
- synstest
Related terms
- teste
Etymology 2
Verb
test
- imperative of teste
References
- “test” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English test
Noun
test m (definite singular testen, indefinite plural testar, definite plural testane)
- a test
Derived terms
- synstest
References
- “test” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin testum.
Noun
test m (oblique plural tez or tetz, nominative singular tez or tetz, nominative plural test)
- (uncountable) clay
- (countable) a pot, usually made out of clay
Descendants
- French: test
- French: têt
- ? Middle English: test
- English: test (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: test
- ? Middle High German: test
- German: Test
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (test)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?st/
Noun
test m inan
- test
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From French test.
Noun
test n (plural teste)
- test
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /têst/
Noun
t?st m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- test (challenge, trial)
- test (academics)
- test (product examination)
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?test/, [?t?est?]
Noun
test m (plural tests)
- test
- Synonym: prueba
Swedish
Noun
test c or n
- a test, an examination, a trial
- a test, an attempt, an experiment
- a piece of hair c
Declension
Synonyms
- examen
- försök
- experiment
- prov
- skrivning
- tofs
- tuss
Related terms
- betatest
- hårtest
- testa
Anagrams
- sett
Turkish
Etymology
From English test.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?test/
- Hyphenation: test
Noun
test (definite accusative testi, plural testler)
- test
Declension
Derived terms
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