pretest
See also: pre-test
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- (noun)
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pretest (not comparable)
- Prior to taking a test.
- 2013 March 4, Roger Cohen, “The Competition Drug”, in The New York Times[1]:
- “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.
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pretest (plural pretests)
- A preliminary test, given in advance of instruction or evaluation.
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A test given in advance of instruction or evaluation
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pretest (third-person singular simple present pretests, present participle pretesting, simple past and past participle pretested)
- (transitive) To administer a pretest to.
- (intransitive) To carry out a pretest.