Sekirov Dictionary

trial

/ˈtɹaɪəl/

noun11

  1. An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
  2. a process in a court of law to decide if someone is guilty of a crime
  3. The testing of a product or procedure.
  4. A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
  5. An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
  6. (UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
  7. A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
  8. The trial number.
  9. A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
  10. (no longer used) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
  11. (no longer used) An occasion on which armies or individuals meet in combat.

adjective5

  1. Pertaining to a trial or test.
  2. Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
  3. Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
  4. Triple.
  5. Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)

verb2

  1. To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
  2. To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
forms

trialed · trialled · trialing · trialling · trials

Phrases with trial

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