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experiment

/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/noun, verb4 syllables

Experiment means: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.

Synonyms for experiment2

noun, as in the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

noun, as in the testing of an idea

verb, as in to conduct a test or investigation

try out

verb, as in try something new, as in order to gain experience

try out

What does experiment mean?5

noun

1

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

2

the testing of an idea“it was an experiment in living”

3

a venture at something new or different“as an experiment he decided to grow a beard”

verb

1

to conduct a test or investigation“We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease”

2

try something new, as in order to gain experience“Students experiment sexually”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Experiment in a sentence

  • Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.Adelpa
  • If it gets too intense, just let us know and we'll stop the experiment.ddnktr
  • The students waved their hands eagerly, hoping to be chosen for the experiment.Amastan
  • We like to experiment; we want to try new, fun things.Nuel
  • I got hurt during an experiment, and the injury was pretty serious.minshirui
  • A group of scientists stood by, ready to record the experiment.CM
  • Both tried one experiment after another, helping each other.unknown
  • In my understanding, those two experiments do not have common factors.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of experiment

as a noun

plural
experiments

as a verb

past tense
experimented
present participle
experimenting
third-person singular
experiments
past participle
experimented