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Meaning of 'trial'
Meaning of 'trial' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Trial 
[ n.]
- The act of trying or testing in any manner. [ n.]- Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.
- The act of testing by experience; proof; test.
- Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
- The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
- That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.
- The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.
Meaning of 'trial' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. trial [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- trying something to find out about it
- trying something to find out about it
Example in sentence:
- a sample for ten days free trial;
- a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
Meaning (2):
- (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
- (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
Example in sentence:
- he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty;
- most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial
Meaning (3):
- the act of undergoing testing
- the act of undergoing testing
Example in sentence:
- candidates must compete in a trial of skill;
- he survived the great test of battle
Meaning (4):
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
Example in sentence:
- a visitation of the plague;
- his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him;
- life is full of tribulations
Meaning (5):
- the act of testing something
- the act of testing something
Example in sentence:
- he called each flip of the coin a new trial;
- in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
Meaning (6):
- (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
- (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
Example in sentence:
- the trials for the semifinals began yesterday
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