exam

noun

ex·​am ig-ˈzam How to pronounce exam (audio)

Examples of exam in a Sentence

Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade. the exam will cover everything we have studied this term
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Healthcare providers use exams, imaging tests, and biopsies to diagnose ovarian cancer. Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025 These are the sections used to measure your score on the exam. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025 And there were these Harvard students at the next table, cramming for an exam. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025 Pendleton and other King students had finished final exams and were enjoying an unusually nice winter afternoon at a North Kenwood park on Jan. 29, 2013, when they were hit with a barrage of gunfire, police and prosecutors have said. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exam

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exam was in 1568

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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exam. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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exam

noun
ex·​am ig-ˈzam How to pronounce exam (audio)

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exam

noun
ex·​am ig-ˈzam How to pronounce exam (audio)

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