verb
to test, to try out
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"testen" means "to test" or "to try out" (evaluate, try experimentally). It’s non-reflexive and usually transitive (etwas testen). Auxiliary: haben. Regular weak verb; past participle: getestet. Common in science, QA, product trials and informal trials. Imperatives: teste!, testet!, testen!. Used also for software, medical and mechanical testing.
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Wir haben das Produkt getestet.
We tested the product.
Sie testete die neue Software.
She tested the new software.
Die Firma will das neue Produkt testen.
The company wants to test the new product.
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Picture checking boxes on a checklist or running a diagnostic that returns 'OK'.
Reminds of English 'test' — just add '-en'.
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testen is a regular (weak) verb used for checking, examining, or trying something. For medical contexts 'testen' can mean performing a medical test (e.g., 'auf COVID testen').