test-drive

A form of test drive — A sample driving session in a motor vehicle, in order to assess its quality before purchase.

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Meanings

verbtest-drive (third-person singular simple present test-drives, present participle test-driving, simple past test-drove, past participle test-driven)

present singular third person test-drives · participle present test-driving · past test-drove · participle past test-driven

  1. alternativeAlternative form of test drive.

    Nissan soon realised its mistake and now you can buy a new Europe-only Primera, which Nissan claims has 600 major changes. I've been test-driving the 1.8S hatchback.

    1999 September 13, Richard Simpson, “Test drive”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
test-ride
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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