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pretest

/ˈpɹiːtɛst/

pretest adjective: prior to taking a test.

Adjective

pretest (not comparable)

  1. Prior to taking a test.
    • “Just popped an Addie, so I’m good to go” — this sort of pretest attitude has become pervasive. Conversations with several students suggested Adderall was always available, costing from $2 to $5 a pill.2013 March 4, Roger Cohen, “The Competition Drug”, in The New York Times

Noun

pretest (plural pretests)

  1. A preliminary test, given in advance of instruction or evaluation.
    Synonyms:
    foretest

Verb

IPA/pɹiːˈtɛst/

pretest (third-person singular simple present pretests, present participle pretesting, simple past and past participle pretested)

  1. (transitive) To administer a pretest to.
  2. (intransitive) To carry out a pretest.

pretest meaning in Tamil and Bengali

pretest in Tamil

முன்சோதனை

pretest in Bengali

পরীক্ষা নেওয়ার আগের, প্রাথমিক পরীক্ষা

Synonyms of pretest

Antonyms

Forms of pretest

Noun
pluralpretests
Verb
third-person singular presentpretests
present participlepretesting
past participlepretested
pastpretested

Origin of pretest

From pre- + test.

Words that rhyme with pretest

Questions about pretest

What does pretest mean?
Pretest means prior to taking a test.
What is pretest in Tamil?
Pretest in Tamil is முன்சோதனை. See Pretest meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pretest?
Pretest can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce pretest?
Pretest is pronounced /ˈpɹiːtɛst/.

Words near pretest in the dictionary

  1. preterritorial
  2. pretersensual
  3. pretertiary
  4. pretervection
  5. Pretes
  6. pretest
  7. pretested
  8. pretester
  9. pretesters
  10. pretesticular
  11. pretesting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pretest (page history and authors); pretest (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pretest (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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