Etymology tree
Old French trier
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -al
Anglo-Norman trialubor.
Middle English trial
English trial
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Pertaining to a trial or test.
(not-comparable) Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Translations (27)
ru про́бный (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · fi koe- (pertaining to a trial or test) · fi kokeellinen (pertaining to a trial or test) · pl próbny (pertaining to a trial or test) · ru испыта́тельный (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · ru эксперимента́льный (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · de probeweise (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · sv provisorisk (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · pl próbny (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · de testweise (pertaining to a trial or test) · ru про́бный (pertaining to a trial or test) · el πειραματικός (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · fi koe- (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · sv test- (pertaining to a trial or test) · fi kokeellinen (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · fi kokeilu- (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · da test- (pertaining to a trial or test) · sv tillfällig (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · bg пробен (pertaining to a trial or test) · el δοκιμαστικός (pertaining to a trial or test) · el δοκιμαστικός (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · sv prov- (pertaining to a trial or test) · de probeweise (pertaining to a trial or test) · bg експериментален (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis) · cs zkušební (pertaining to a trial or test) · ru испыта́тельный (pertaining to a trial or test) · da provisorisk (attempted on a provisional or experimental basis)
Etymology tree
Old French trier
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -al
Anglo-Norman trialubor.
Middle English trial
English trial
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
Meanings
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
had my powers been less limited, I might have enforced obedience; but as it was, it was but a trial of strength between her and me, in which she generally came off victorious 1847, Anne Brontë, chapter 3, in Agnes Grey, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, page 51:
all thy vexations / Were but my trials of thy love and thou / Hast strangely stood the test here c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act IV, Scene 1:
Jama saw the sweaty, smelly work as a kind of test that, if passed, would entitle him to see his father, a trial of his worth as a son and as a man. 2010, Nadifa Mohamed, Black Mamba Boy, Harper Collins, page 65:
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. ▸ The testing of a product or procedure.
They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
(qualifier:research) An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. ▸ A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
A randomized, controlled trial (RCT).
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. ▸ An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
soccer trials; sheepdog trials
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. ▸ A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
(UK) An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. ▸ An internal examination set by Eton College.
(archaic) An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. ▸ An occasion on which armies or individuals meet in combat.
In both your armies there is many a soul / Shall pay full dearly for this encounter, / If once they join in trial. c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, Act V, Scene 1:
A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
The journalists have been held in custody for three years without trial.
She, after form of trial condemned to die on the scaffold, / Patiently met her doom at the foot of the statue of Justice. 1847, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, Boston: Ticknor, Part 3, p. 42:
If you are convicted at trial, you have the right to file an appeal.
2020, Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown, New York: Pantheon, Act VI,
Your Honor, we object to all of this. The whole thing. This mock trial. The entire justice system is rigged against my client.
[…] this case should never have come to trial. 1960, Harper Lee, chapter 20, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia: Lippincott, page 215:
He was charged with war crimes and brought to trial before the International Tribunal.
as she hath / Been publicly accused, so shall she have / A just and open trial c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
That they are Cowards, many have said, but few have found it so in the time of Trial. 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress, London: Nath. Ponder, page 172:
Poor Justine was very ill; but other trials were reserved for her. 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 5, in Frankenstein, volume 1, London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, page 120:
That boy was a trial to his parents.
You must be strong now, for your greatest trials are still ahead. 2008, Tan Twan Eng, The Gift of Rain, New York: Weinstein Books, Book 2, Chapter 13, p. 365:
I’m afraid I’m going to be a dreadful trial to you. Maybe you’d better send me back to the asylum. 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 12, in Anne of Green Gables, Toronto: Ryerson Press, page 108:
[…] I’m not used […] to waiting hungry on others while they eat. It is a sore trial for a hobbit, that. 1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, chapter 4, in The Return of the King, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1973, page 98:
(archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)
Finding my first Seed did not grow, which I easily imagin’d was by the Drought, I sought for a moister Piece of Ground to make another Trial in, 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, London: W. Taylor, page 123:
He summoned up all his strength for one last trial, and bent his faltering steps towards [the house]. 1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 28, in Oliver Twist, volume 2, London: Richard Bentley, page 144:
Before the first living cell was created, there may have been many trials and failures. 1950, Rachel Carson, chapter 1, in The Sea Around Us, New York: Oxford University Press, published 1961, page 7:
After a dozen trials he succeeded in lighting the lantern, 1913, Willa Cather, chapter 1, in O Pioneers!, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, page 18:
uk до́слід (chance to test something out) · pl próba (chance to test something out) · ur آزْمَائِشْ (chance to test something out) · sv test (chance to test something out) · ga tástáil (chance to test something out) · fi testaaminen (chance to test something out) · it tribolazione (difficult experience) · hy փորձարկում (chance to test something out) · ja 公判 (meeting in a court of law) · sh próba (chance to test something out) · kk сынақ (difficult experience) · ca assaig (chance to test something out) · gl xuízo (meeting in a court of law) · uk експериме́нт (chance to test something out) · ko 공판 (meeting in a court of law) · cs přelíčení (meeting in a court of law) · sh по̀кус (chance to test something out) · kk кезең (difficult experience) · be разгля́д (meeting in a court of law) · fi koetus (chance to test something out) · ml പരീക്ഷണം (difficult experience) · kk сот ісі (meeting in a court of law) · pt provação (difficult experience) · fr épreuve (difficult experience) · hy փորձություն (difficult experience) · fr essai (chance to test something out) · bg изпита́ние (chance to test something out) · tr tecrübe (difficult experience) · la experimentum (chance to test something out) · nl proces (meeting in a court of law) · km ក្តី (meeting in a court of law) · la periculum (chance to test something out) · uk випро́бування (difficult experience) · ko 시험 (chance to test something out) · rup giudets (meeting in a court of law) · fi koe (chance to test something out) · el δοκιμασία (difficult experience) · uk випро́бування (chance to test something out) · hu kellemetlenség (difficult experience) · fi koettelemus (difficult experience) · de Belästigung (difficult experience) · cmn 試驗 /试验 (chance to test something out) · pl proces (meeting in a court of law) · pt experiência (chance to test something out) · cmn 考驗 /考验 (chance to test something out) · az məhkəmə (meeting in a court of law) · hu baj (difficult experience) · pl rozprawa (meeting in a court of law) · oc procès (meeting in a court of law) · pdt Proow (chance to test something out) · da rettergang (meeting in a court of law) · fi karsinnat (a try-out to pick team members) · ru экспериме́нт (chance to test something out) · haw hoʻokolokolo (meeting in a court of law) · el δίκη (meeting in a court of law) · fi haaste (difficult experience) · ka სასამართლო პროცესი (meeting in a court of law) · hu megpróbáltatás (difficult experience) · tr duruşma (meeting in a court of law) · bg изпро́бване (chance to test something out) · de Strapaze (difficult experience) · hu próbatétel (difficult experience) · it prova (chance to test something out) · pt julgamento (meeting in a court of law) · ru испыта́ние (chance to test something out) · ms percubaan (chance to test something out) · id sidang (meeting in a court of law) · ca procés (meeting in a court of law) · ru разбира́тельство (meeting in a court of law) · ru суд (meeting in a court of law) · ca prova (chance to test something out) · be разбо́р (meeting in a court of law) · ru про́ба (chance to test something out) · de Prozess (meeting in a court of law) · bg проце́с (meeting in a court of law) · az mühakimə (meeting in a court of law) · pt prova (chance to test something out) · mk о́пит (chance to test something out) · grc πεῖρα (chance to test something out) · de Kummer (difficult experience) · id ujian (difficult experience) · ur اِمْتِحان (difficult experience) · el εκδίκαση (meeting in a court of law) · ja 試練 (difficult experience) · it test (chance to test something out) · pt ensaio (chance to test something out) · hy փորձ (chance to test something out) · de Prüfung (chance to test something out) · sv rättegång (meeting in a court of law) · es tienta (difficult experience) · ar مُحَاوَلَة (chance to test something out) · eo proceso (meeting in a court of law) · be про́ба (chance to test something out) · vi thử nghiệm (chance to test something out) · cmn 考驗 /考验 (difficult experience) · gd dearbhadh (chance to test something out) · es probatura (chance to test something out) · ur جانْچ (chance to test something out) · fi testaus (chance to test something out) · fa-ira مُحاکِمِه (meeting in a court of law) · ms perbicaraan (meeting in a court of law) · es proceso (meeting in a court of law) · tr deney (chance to test something out) · ro proces (meeting in a court of law) · mi whakawākanga (meeting in a court of law) · nv aahwiinítʼį́ (meeting in a court of law) · es certamen (difficult experience) · de Prüfung (difficult experience) · oc judici (meeting in a court of law) · pdt Vehia (meeting in a court of law) · hy դատավարություն (meeting in a court of law) · ru о́пыт (chance to test something out) · be эксперыме́нт (chance to test something out) · id cobaan (difficult experience) · rup giudicatã (meeting in a court of law) · tr muhakeme (meeting in a court of law) · sv prövning (difficult experience) · be выпрабава́нне (chance to test something out) · ko 시련 (difficult experience) · ml പരീക്ഷണം (chance to test something out) · hu próba (chance to test something out) · nl beproeving (difficult experience) · be до́след (chance to test something out) · ca judici (meeting in a court of law) · tg маҳкама (meeting in a court of law) · nl rechtszaak (meeting in a court of law) · ru неприя́тность (difficult experience) · de Probe (chance to test something out) · hi परीक्षा (difficult experience) · hu nehézség (difficult experience) · nl bezoeking (difficult experience) · vi phiên toà (meeting in a court of law) · it rischio (chance to test something out) · pt processo (meeting in a court of law) · sl poskus (chance to test something out) · de Probe (difficult experience) · be выпрабава́нне (difficult experience) · ka სასამართლო (meeting in a court of law) · km បរីក្សា (chance to test something out) · it prova (difficult experience) · de Versuch (chance to test something out) · cmn 審訊 /审讯 (meeting in a court of law) · bg про́ба (chance to test something out) · nb rettergang (meeting in a court of law) · ja 試し (chance to test something out) · mk про́ба (chance to test something out) · ja 裁判 (meeting in a court of law) · es ensayo (chance to test something out) · hu teszt (chance to test something out) · id uji coba (chance to test something out) · bg изпита́ние (difficult experience) · ota فتنه (chance to test something out) · da prøvelse (difficult experience) · he מִשְׁפָּט (meeting in a court of law) · ar تَجْرِبَة (chance to test something out) · hy դատ (meeting in a court of law) · sh pòkus (chance to test something out) · got 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌰 (meeting in a court of law) · be во́пыт (chance to test something out) · sq gjyq (meeting in a court of law) · hi परीक्षण (chance to test something out) · sk skúška (chance to test something out) · hu kísérlet (chance to test something out) · bg о́пит (chance to test something out) · it cimento (chance to test something out) · uk суд (meeting in a court of law) · hi विचारण (meeting in a court of law) · eo defio (difficult experience) · fi testi (chance to test something out) · ru проце́сс (meeting in a court of law) · ko 재판 (meeting in a court of law) · fi oikeudenkäynti (meeting in a court of law) · el δοκιμή (chance to test something out) · be суд (meeting in a court of law) · hu tárgyalás (meeting in a court of law) · de Gerichtsverhandlung (meeting in a court of law) · uk спро́ба (chance to test something out) · ru испыта́ние (difficult experience) · az sınaq (chance to test something out) · id persidangan (meeting in a court of law) · es cotejo (chance to test something out) · bg бре́ме (difficult experience) · es juicio (meeting in a court of law) · uk проце́с (meeting in a court of law) · hi चुनौती (difficult experience) · es prueba (chance to test something out) · sa परीक्षा (chance to test something out) · ml വിചാരണ (meeting in a court of law) · de Sorge (difficult experience) · pl test (chance to test something out) · tl paglilitis (meeting in a court of law) · nl test (chance to test something out) · ro judecată (meeting in a court of law) · fa آزمایش (chance to test something out) · cs zkouška (difficult experience) · it processo (meeting in a court of law) · pt experimento (chance to test something out) · fr procès (meeting in a court of law) · he ניסיון \ נִסָּיוֹן (difficult experience) · fa-ira مَحْکَمِه (meeting in a court of law) · mk о́бид (chance to test something out) · id percobaan (chance to test something out) · nl proef (chance to test something out) · nn rettargang (meeting in a court of law) · bg съд (meeting in a court of law) · fi koestus (chance to test something out) · kk сын (difficult experience) · got 𐌺𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (chance to test something out) · bg неприя́тности (difficult experience) · uk ро́згляд (meeting in a court of law) · he ניסיון \ נִסָּיוֹן (chance to test something out) · sh про́ба (chance to test something out) · be працэ́с (meeting in a court of law) · ar مُحَاكَمَة (meeting in a court of law) · cs zkouška (chance to test something out) · km ជំនុំជំរះក្តី (meeting in a court of law) · da test (chance to test something out) · ja 試験 (chance to test something out)
Etymology tree
Old French trier
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -al
Anglo-Norman trialubor.
Middle English trial
English trial
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
Meanings
(transitive) To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
In Britain, bots are being trialed to bridge waiting times for people seeking therapy but unable to get appointments and as an e-triage tool. 2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2022:
In the week beginning April 6, the company began trialling the new processes - these include greater spacing, split shifts, additional safety requirements and washing facilities. 2020 April 22, “Network News: Bombardier resumes work at Derby Litchurch Lane”, in Rail, page 9:
The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.
(transitive) To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.
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trialing
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trials
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Deriveds
trial run (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial by combat (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial and error (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trialler (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · untrialled (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial division (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial separation (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trials and tribulations (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial by media (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · free trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · put on trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · posttrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · minitrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · nontrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · show trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · retrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · field trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial by fire (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · sea trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · intratrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial balloon (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · mistrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · midtrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · intertrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · megatrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial impression (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial balance (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial by ordeal (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · bench trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · stand trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · undertrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · fair trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial court (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · subtrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · make trial of (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trialist (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · clinical trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial de novo (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · jury trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · on trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trialware (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial of void (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trialless (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · pretrial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trialable (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · time trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · counter-trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · trial by jury (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial) · civil trial (Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial)
Translations (13)
bg изпитвам (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · ml പരീക്ഷിക്കുക (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · fi testata (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · mi whakamāhunga (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · uk про́ба (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · nl testen (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · mi whakamātau (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · uk оці́нка (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · de erproben (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · mi para whakawai (to select members of a team) · es experimentar (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · fi koestaa (to carry out a series of tests on a new product) · es cotejar (to carry out a series of tests on a new product)
bg тройствен (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · la trialis (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · bg троен (Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components) · sv tretal (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · ja 三数 (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · fr triel (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · cs trojí (Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components) · th ไตรพจน์ (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · cs trojí (Triple) · nv tááʼ dóó baʼąą (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · it triplo (Triple) · de Trialis (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · fi triaali (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · bg трикратен (Triple) · sv trialis (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · es trial (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · ru тро́йственный (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · fi kolmikko (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something) · el τριπλός (Triple) · nl trialis (pertaining to a language form referring to three of something)