Collocation
run a test
to perform a test or examination to check how something works or to find a problem
Definition
'run a test' is a common English collocation. to perform a test or examination to check how something works or to find a problem
run + a + test
“The technician will run a test to see why the engine light is on.”
Examples
- Before we release the update, we need to run a test on the new login flow.
- The doctor ran a test to check for allergies.
- Can you run a test on the Wi-Fi speed in the conference room?
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- If the printer keeps jamming, I will run a test to diagnose the problem.
- We ran a test and found that the battery drains faster in cold weather.
- The lab will run a test on the water sample to measure contamination levels.
- To verify the hypothesis, the researchers ran a test under controlled conditions.
- After the patch, we ran a test suite to ensure nothing else broke.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder