testing B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #3356 Meanings 1 noun The act of checking how well something works or performs. The new drug must pass years of testing before approval. 2 noun The act of giving people tests to find out what they know. Standardized testing happens every spring at the school. 3 adj Difficult and demanding. It was a testing week, with exams every single day. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the act of giving people... examination Word family Forms testings Common collocations nuclear testing Adjective + noun Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # testing **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛs.tɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 3356 ## Meanings 1. The act of checking how well something works or performs. 2. The act of giving people tests to find out what they know. 3. Difficult and demanding. ## Examples - The new drug must pass years of testing before approval. - Standardized testing happens every spring at the school. - It was a testing week, with exams every single day. ## Topics - People & Society markdown