trial
verb/ˈtraɪəl/
/ˈtraɪəl/
[transitive, intransitive] (British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they trial | /ˈtraɪəl/ /ˈtraɪəl/ |
| he / she / it trials | /ˈtraɪəlz/ /ˈtraɪəlz/ |
| past simple trialled | /ˈtraɪəld/ /ˈtraɪəld/ |
| past participle trialled | /ˈtraɪəld/ /ˈtraɪəld/ |
| (North American English) past simple trialed | /ˈtraɪəld/ /ˈtraɪəld/ |
| (North American English) past participle trialed | /ˈtraɪəld/ /ˈtraɪəld/ |
| -ing form trialling | /ˈtraɪəlɪŋ/ /ˈtraɪəlɪŋ/ |
| (North American English) -ing form trialing | /ˈtraɪəlɪŋ/ /ˈtraɪəlɪŋ/ |
- trial (something) to test the ability, quality or performance of something to see if it will be effective or successfulWord Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, or from medieval Latin triallum. The verb dates from the 1980s.
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