"foretest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foretests [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + test. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|test}} fore- + test Head templates: {{en-noun}} foretest (plural foretests)
  1. A test conducted or given beforehand; a preliminary test conducted before the inception of an experiment or evaluation.
    Sense id: en-foretest-en-noun-QAbk6Q4n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 47 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 43 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 42 35

Verb

Forms: foretests [present, singular, third-person], foretesting [participle, present], foretested [participle, past], foretested [past]
Etymology: From fore- + test. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|test}} fore- + test Head templates: {{en-verb}} foretest (third-person singular simple present foretests, present participle foretesting, simple past and past participle foretested)
  1. (transitive) To test beforehand or in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-foretest-en-verb-Myx9pv4K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 47 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 43 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 42 35
  2. (transitive, rare) To give evidence for beforehand or in advance. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-foretest-en-verb-FGBTZW1d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 47 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 43 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 42 35

Inflected forms

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