test drive
See also: test-drive
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Noun edit
test drive (plural test drives)
- A sample driving session in a motor vehicle, in order to assess its quality before purchase.
- (figuratively) Any preliminary assessment of something through use.
- Synonym: test-ride
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trial run in a vehicle
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Verb edit
test drive (third-person singular simple present test drives, present participle test driving, simple past test drove, past participle test driven)
- (transitive) To take a motor vehicle on the road to assess its quality before purchase.
- (transitive, figuratively) To establish a preliminary assessment of something through its use.
- Synonym: test-ride
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Unadapted borrowing from English test drive.
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test drive m (plural test drives)