"retest" meaning in English

See retest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːtɛst/, /ɹiːˈtɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retest (noun).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retest (verb).wav Forms: retests [plural]
enPR: rēʹtĕst, rē-tĕstʹ Etymology: From re- + test. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|test}} re- + test Head templates: {{en-noun}} retest (plural retests)
  1. A repeat test.
    Sense id: en-retest-en-noun-X-KqBsNB

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹiːtɛst/, /ɹiːˈtɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retest (noun).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retest (verb).wav Forms: retests [present, singular, third-person], retesting [participle, present], retested [participle, past], retested [past]
enPR: rēʹtĕst, rē-tĕstʹ Etymology: From re- + test. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|test}} re- + test Head templates: {{en-verb}} retest (third-person singular simple present retests, present participle retesting, simple past and past participle retested)
  1. (transitive) To test again. Tags: transitive Derived forms: test-retest method
    Sense id: en-retest-en-verb-fS0TJL2s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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