atestthat is done on aproduct,pieceofequipment, etc. to makesureitworksbefore it issoldor used:Thecompanywasadvisedtocarryout pretestson allelectricalgoods.pretestverb[T](alsopre-test)uk
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to do ateston aproduct,pieceofequipment, etc. to makesureitworksbefore it issoldor used:We pretested all theequipmentbefore it wasinstalledin theoffice.Before aquestionnaireisfinalized, it is always a goodideato get it pretested.(Definition ofpretestfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpretest
pretestAdditionally, it is important to distinguish theirpretestresults from their posttest results that were observed after explicit training, not naturalistic learning.From theCambridge English CorpusA description of the situation ex ante (pretest) never happened, and there was no control group.From theCambridge English CorpusThe typicalpretest, posttest, and two follow-up intervals 4 - 6 months apart may not detect the more time-sensitive, episodic, and nonlinear nature of behavior change.From theCambridge English CorpusThe participants first completed the kanjipretestand the vocabulary strategy questionnaire.From theCambridge English CorpusIn addition,pretestdifferences occurred on different measures across the two studies, further complicating the comparison.From theCambridge English CorpusNo studies incorporated independent review of adequacy ofpretestworkup, diagnosis, or contribution of the test to the management decision.From theCambridge English CorpusOnpretest, colloquial and standard letter names were rarely reported, both in the intervention and in the comparison groups.From theCambridge English CorpusThree demonstration trials and three practice trials preceded eightpretesttrials.From theCambridge English CorpusIn eachpretest, subjects were presented with highly familiar, monosyllabic words (not the experimental words) in lists varying from 3 to 4 words.From theCambridge English CorpusThe issues examined are those relevant to large-scale population screening of women considered at lowpretestrisk of carrying an affected fetus.From theCambridge English CorpusIdeally we would have liked to havepretest-posttest differences to show, but due to time and finance constraints this was not possible.From theCambridge English CorpusIn order to be admitted to the study, participants' scores on the controlled productionpretesthad to be 0 out of 10 points.From theCambridge English CorpusThe between-subjects variable is group (treatment or control), and the within-subjects variable is time (pretestand immediate posttest).From theCambridge English CorpusThese were asked atpretestand in the mailed posttest.From theCambridge English CorpusTo this end, apretest-posttest experimental design with a control group was adopted.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/pretest##
