trial

Everyday

1. A trial is when a court, with a judge and often a jury, decides if someone is guilty of a crime. tree →
2. A trial is a test to see how good, useful or safe something is. tree →
3. A trial is a try-out for a sports team. tree →
4. A trial is something difficult or annoying you have to put up with. tree →
5. «Trial and error» means trying different ways until one works. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons, a trial is one go of an experiment; scientists repeat trials and take an average to make results more reliable. In maths, «trial and improvement» is guessing, checking and getting closer to the answer. In history and citizenship, a fair trial is an important right. Phrases: «on trial», «trial and error», «free trial», «trials and tribulations».

Examples

• The thief went on trial today. tree →
• We did three trials and took the average. tree →
• She went to the football trials and got in the team. tree →
• We found the answer by trial and error. tree →
• The new medicine is being tested in trials. tree →
• The app has a free seven-day trial. tree →
• Looking after the puppy was a real trial. tree →
• The jury listened carefully during the trial. tree →
• Now the trial was to take place. tree →

Note

Countable: a trial, trials. Spelling: trial, not «tryal». In science, more trials make results more reliable; if one trial result is far from the others, it may be an anomaly. Be careful with «free trial» offers online: ask an adult, as they often start charging money later.

In Jewish tradition

In science lessons, a trial is one go of an experiment; scientists repeat trials and take an average to make results more reliable. In maths, «trial and improvement» is guessing, checking and getting closer to the answer. In history and citizenship, a fair trial is an important right. Phrases: «on trial», «trial and error», «free trial», «trials and tribulations».

Examples

• the great trials which thine eyes saw, the signs and those great wonders; (Torah DEU.29.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• For there is a trial; and what if it contemn even the rod? (Prophets EZK.21.18, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: a trial, trials. Spelling: trial, not «tryal». In science, more trials make results more reliable; if one trial result is far from the others, it may be an anomaly. Be careful with «free trial» offers online: ask an adult, as they often start charging money later.