"exam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪɡˈzæm/, /ɛɡˈzæm/, /ɛkˈsam/, [ɪɡˈzæm] [Philadelphia] Audio: En-uk-an exam.ogg Forms: exams [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Head templates: {{en-noun}} exam (plural exams)
  1. (informal) Clipping of examination, especially when meaning test or in compound terms. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: examination (extra: especially when meaning test or in compound terms)
    Sense id: en-exam-en-noun-pJdm9InM Derived forms: bar exam, blue book exam, challenge exam, clinical exam, cross-exam, direct exam, entrance exam, exam paper, final exam, mock exam, oral exam, physical exam, self-exam, transfer exam

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪɡˈzæm/, /ɛɡˈzæm/, /ɛkˈsam/, [ɪɡˈzæm] [Philadelphia] Audio: En-uk-an exam.ogg Forms: exams [present, singular, third-person], examming [participle, present], examing [participle, present], exammed [participle, past], exammed [past], examed [participle, past], examed [past]
Rhymes: -æm Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=examed|pres_ptc2=examing}} exam (third-person singular simple present exams, present participle examming or examing, simple past and past participle exammed or examed)
  1. (sciences) Shortened form of examine Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-exam-en-verb-4mNIpCj1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Topics: sciences

Noun [French]

Forms: exams [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} exam m (plural exams)
  1. (informal) Short for examen Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, masculine Alternative form of: examen
    Sense id: en-exam-fr-noun-EgXhFAKt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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