- test-drove
- ['testdrəʊv]
passato test-drive* * *['testdrəʊv]passato test-drive
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test-drive — [test′drīv΄] vt. test drove, test driven [test′driv΄ən] test driving 1. to drive (a motor vehicle) under actual operating conditions for the purpose of evaluation, as before a purchase 2. to test the performance of under actual operating… … English World dictionary
test-drive — /test druyv /, v.t., test drove, test driven, test driving. to drive (a vehicle) on the highway or a special track or route in order to evaluate performance and reliability. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
test drive — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms test drive : singular test drive plural test drives a short journey in which you drive a car to decide whether you want to buy it Derived word: test drive verb transitive Word forms test drive : present tense… … English dictionary
test-drive — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to drive (a motor vehicle) in order to evaluate performance • test drive noun * * * ˈtest drive [test drive test drove test driven test driving] ; … Useful english dictionary
test-drive — /ˈtɛst draɪv/ (say test druyv) verb (t) (test drove, test driven, test driving) 1. to drive (a vehicle) in order to test its performance. 2. Colloquial (humorous) to operate (a device, mechanism, appliance, etc.) in order to test its performance …
test-drive — transitive verb (test drove; test driven; test driving) Date: 1950 1. to drive (a motor vehicle) in order to evaluate performance 2. to use or examine (as a computer program) in order to evaluate performance < test drive the new game > • test… … New Collegiate Dictionary
test drive — drive to evaluate, try it out I test drove the new Harley on Saturday. What a bike! … English idioms
test-drive — test′ drive v. t. drove, driv•en, driv•ing aum to drive (a vehicle) in order to evaluate performance and reliability • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
test — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a critical examination or trial of a person s or thing s qualities. 2 the means of so examining; a standard for comparison or trial; circumstances suitable for this (success is not a fair test). 3 a minor examination, esp. in… … Useful english dictionary
Development of the Test captaincy of West Indies — See also: West Indian national cricket captains This is a chronological list of defining events in the Development of the Test captaincy of the West Indies cricket team. Contents 1 1920s 2 1930s … Wikipedia
New Test Leper — Germany promotional release Song by R.E.M. from the album New Adventures in Hi Fi Released 9 September 1996 ( … Wikipedia
