having - had - have had
to be successful in a test or exam
pass /pa:sjjpsEs/ [u I/T] to achieve a good enough standard to be successful in a test
or exam: Congratulations! I hear you passed all your exams. I "Did you pass?" "Yeah, I got a B."
scrape through skreip Oru: [phrasa/ verb I/T] to only just pass a test or exam: I didn't do very u>el! in Biology - / just scraped through.
scrape through sth Jim scraped through his history paper.
graduate /'graed^uen./ [u Ij to get a first degree from a university or college, or to successfully finish your studies in an American high schooclass="underline" After he graduated, he got a job with a law firm. graduate from. Harvard/high school/ Manchester University etc He graduated from Harvard with a degree in Economics in 1982.
graduate in Law/English/History etc
She graduated in Modern Languages and got a job as an interpreter.
qualified /"kwDUtaid|jkwa:- [adj] especially British a qualified doctor, teacher, lawyer etc has passed all the exams needed to become a doctor, teacher, lawyer etc: My sister's a qualified nurse, get qualified How long does it take to get qualified?
Jully qualified (=when you have passed all the necessary exams) She's training to be an accountant, but she's not fully qualified yet.
ml the result of an examination or school test
grade /grerd/ [r? C] the letter that is put on
a student 's work to show how good or bad it is: How were your grades last semester?
good/bad grade If Dan gets good enough grades he'll get a scholarship to Michigan State.
mark /ma:rk' [n CI British the number or letter that is put on a student's work to show how good or bad it is.- "What mark did you get?" "B".
good/high mark The highest mark in the class was 75%.
bad/low mark You have to do the course again if you get low marks. get/ull marks (=get the highest possible marks) I got full marks in the history test.
results /n'zAlts; [n plural] British all the marks that a student gets in a set of tests or examinations, which show whether he
or she has been successful or not: His exam results weren't very good, so he's not sure what he's going to do. get good results Ceri got better results than she expected.
Score /sb:r (n Cj american the number that shows how well or badly a student has done in an exam, especially an important exam: Test scores are falling, which means fewer kids get to college. high/low score He s worked so hard he's sure to get a really high score.
Q to fall a test or exam
/ai( fell/ [u I/T] to not pass a test or exam: I failed my Spanish exam three times. I "How did Chris do in his driving test?" "He failed "
flunk /ЛлГ)к/ \v T) AMERICAN INFORMAL to fail
an exam: I thought I was going to flunk Math, but I got a C.
u to give students a test
give sb a test /.giv (sb) э 'test' to make someone do a test: I hope you've been listening carefully, because tomorrow morning Tm going to give you a test. + on The French teacher gave us a test on irregular verbs, and I got 100%.
test test/ [и T] to ask someone written or spoken questions to find out what they know about a subject test sb on sth Tomorrow you'll be tested on the main events of the Civil ИJar.
tm to study in order to prepare for an exam
revise british study american /ri'vaiz. stAcii [и I] to spend time reading things again, making notes etc, in order to prepare for an exam: Tm not surprised you failed - you didn't study at all! + for I was up all night revising for my German literature exam, revision ri'vi.yn/ [n U] British work you do to prepare for an exam: She tries to do four hours' revision a day.
a test on something to check it or find out about it
test test [n C] a process that is used for
finding out important information about something, for example whether a machine is working properly, whether a substance is safe, or whether someone has an illness: a simple test to show whether the alarm system is working
carry out a test/do a test Car designers do tests using wind tunnels. + on We carry out safety tests on all our products.
a test for sth (=to find out if something exists) There is a simple test for diabetes.
eye/blood/ski л etc test (=when your
eyes, blood etc are tested) All our pilots have regular eye tests.
A Don't say 'make a test'. Say do a test or carry out a test.
experiment 'ik'sper^mant,/ [n C] a scientific test to find out how something is affected when you do something to it do/carry out/perform an experiment
They are doing experiments to learn more about the effects of alcohol on the brain.
experiment on sth (=an experiment using something) experiments on animals
trial /'traial/ [n C] a test in which a new product, such as a drug, a weapon, or an aircraft, is used by a small number of people in order to find out if it is safe and effective
+ of Trials of a new anti-cancer drug
haue begun in the US.
to do a test on something in order to check it or find out about it
do a test/experiment du: э test.
ik'sperJ,m3nt/ Today we did an experiment with magnesium. + on Doctors are doing tests on Greg's heart.
TEST
test test/ Id T] to do a test on something to find out whether it works or to get more information about it: Test your brakes to check they are working correctly. I testing nuclear weapons
test sth on sb/sth These products have not been tested on animals. test sth for sth (=to find out whether it has a substance in it) The water is being tested for signs of chemical pollution.
experiment on sth ik'speriment on (sth)||-a:n- (phrasal verb T] to use something in scientific tests in order to find out how it is affected when you do something to it: / think it's cruel to experiment on
animals.
THANK YOU
see also ts thanking
to say thank you to someone
thank /баецк/ [и T] to tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have given you or done for you: I spent three hours helping her and she didn't even thank me. thank sb for sth We must write and thank Cathy for the present. thank sb for doing sth The Governor publicly thanked the people of Arizona for supporting him during his campaign.