n. /pree"test'/ ; v. /pree test"/ , n.
1. an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
2. a test given to determine if students are sufficiently prepared to begin a new course of study.
3. a test taken for practice.
v.t.
4. to give a pretest to (a student, product, etc.).
v.i.
5. to conduct a pretest: to pretest for consumer acceptance.
[ 1945-50; PRE- + TEST ]