a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do. Exam · Examine verb · Examination

1a formal written, spoken, or practical test, especially in school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do to take an exam ...

a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do. Cross-examination · Self-examination · Re-examination

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun exam. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

a close look at something or someone, especially to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem

There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun examination, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

a person who is being tested to see how much they know about a subject or what they can do; a person who is taking an exam.

​an exam that you take at the end of the last year in school or at the end of a period of training. a high school exit exam.

an exam that students in some states take at the end of the last year in school or at the end of a period of training

1to consider or study an idea, a subject, etc. · 2to look at someone or something closely, to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem ...