TOEFL

T1O1E1F4L1
/ˈtoʊfəl/

Acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

nounTOEFL (plural TOEFLs)

plural TOEFLs

  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language.
    1 more example

    For example, it is fairly common for TOEFL “practice tests” to be used repeatedly and for changes in individuals’ scores on TOEFL practice tests or institutional TOEFLs to be the basis for their placement into a course level, or for pre- and post-“TOEFL” scores to be used to prove or disprove learning.

    2003, Liz Hamp-Lyons, “Writing teachers as assessors of writing”, in Barbara Kroll, editor, Exploring the Dynamics of Second Language Writing (Cambridge Applied Linguistics), Cambridge University Press, published 2008, →ISBN, page 167

Translations

Arabic تُوفْل
  • تُوفْل (tūfl)acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
Chinese Cantonese TOEFL (tou¹ fou²)
  • TOEFL (tou¹ fou²)acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
Chinese Mandarin 托福
  • 托福 (Tuōfú)acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
Japanese トーフル, TOEFL (TOEFL)
  • トーフル (Tōfuru)acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • TOEFL (TOEFL)acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
Persian تافل, TOEFL
  • تافلacronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • TOEFLacronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
Russian тест на зна́ние англи́йского языка́, TOEFL
  • тест на зна́ние англи́йского языка́ (test na znánije anglíjskovo jazyká)acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • TOEFLacronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
Thai โทเฟล, TOEFL (TOEFL)
  • โทเฟล (toh-fayn)acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • TOEFL (TOEFL)acronym of Test of English as a Foreign Language

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Cite this entry
APA

TOEFL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TOEFL

MLA

“TOEFL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TOEFL. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TOEFL,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TOEFL.

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