exam

ex·am  (g-zm)

n.

An examination; a test.

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exam [ɪgˈzæm]

n

(Social Science / Education) short for examination

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

exam - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" examination, test communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" bar exam, bar examination - an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"; "he passed the bar exam on his third try" comp, comprehensive, comprehensive examination - an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature" entrance exam, entrance examination - examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies final exam, final examination, final - an examination administered at the end of an academic term litmus test - a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives" midterm exam, midterm examination, midterm - an examination administered in the middle of an academic term oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva, viva voce - an examination conducted by spoken communication preliminary exam, preliminary examination, prelim - an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue quiz - an examination consisting of a few short questions exam paper, examination paper, question sheet, test paper - a written examination tripos - final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University

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exam

noun

1. test, examination, assessment, evaluation, research, paper, investigation, practical, quiz, oral, appraisal, catechism He failed his maths exam and had to retake it.

2. checkup, analysis, going-over (informal), exploration, health check, once-over (informal) A full medical exam is usually not required.

Translations

exam [ɪgˈzæm]

n (=examination)

(SCHOOL) (academic) → examen m
a French exam → un examen de français
to pass an exam → réussir un examen
to take an exam, to sit an exam → passer un examen

(US) (MEDICINE) (medical) → examen m

modif [results, marks] → des examens; [pass] → à un examen
the exam results → les résultats des examens
exam pressure → pression des examens
exam board examination board n (British) comité chargé de l'organisation des examens scolaires nationaux

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exam

n → Prüfung f

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exam examine

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