experiment

US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/

UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/

A2

noun

  • Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
  • A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

verb

  • To create and perform tests to research something
  • To try something new that you haven't tried before

other

  • To perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to test a hypothesis or discover something new.
  • To try out new ideas or methods.

other

  • To try out a new activity or method.
  • To perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something.

Examples

The team carried out experiments on cancer tissue.

We have experimented with various different designs of kite.