noun
1.
an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
2.
a test given to determine if students are sufficiently prepared to begin a new course of study.
3.
a test taken for practice.
verb (used with object)
4.
to give a pretest to (a student, product, etc.).
verb (used without object)
5.
to conduct a pretest: to pretest for consumer acceptance.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to test (something) before presenting it to its intended public or client |
| —n | |
| 2. | the act or instance of pretesting |
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