exam

UK/ɪɡˈzæm/US/ɪɡˈzæm/

nounA2+Very common — you will meet it every day · #2,003 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: exams

An exam is the big important test at the end of a course. Sit an exam, pass the exam, exam results.

Testing turns out to be one of the best ways to learn as well as to measure, which is an awkward finding for people who dislike exams. Practising under exam conditions helps more than re-reading. It is short for examination, and the full word is now used mainly in medicine and law.

Definitions of exam

1nounexamA formal test at the end of a course.A2+
“She studied every evening for weeks before her final exams.”

exam is a test.

Also accepted in games: examination

Practised in School & Learning

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exam in the wild

The exam was taken online over a period of three hours, with one hour per section.
Common Admission Test
The Indian Institutes of Management started this exam and use the test for selecting students for their business administration programs (MBA or PGDM).
Common Admission Test
High school end-of-course exams followed in 1878, beginning with five subjects: algebra, American history, Latin, natural philosophy, and physical geography.
Regents examinations
The exam can be done awake in the clinic and emergency department, or under anesthesia in the operating room.
Pelvic examination

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