put to the test

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put to the test

verb puts to the test · putting to the test · put to the test

  1. idiomatic, transitive To test (something or someone); to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation. He got a new bicycle yesterday, so I expect that today he will want to take it out riding and put it to the test.

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@misc{put_to_the_test_2026,
  title = {put to the test},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20to%20the%20test},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}