[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/trial/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) / trial # trial noun (a trial, trials) «trial» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A trial is when a court, with a judge and often a jury, decides if someone is guilty of a crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#m1) 2. A trial is a test to see how good, useful or safe something is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#m2) 3. A trial is a try-out for a sports team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#m3) 4. A trial is something difficult or annoying you have to put up with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#m4) 5. «Trial and error» means trying different ways until one works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#m5) ### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x1) - We did three trials and took the average. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x2) - She went to the football trials and got in the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x3) - We found the answer by trial and error. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x4) - The new medicine is being tested in trials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x5) - The app has a free seven-day trial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x6) - Looking after the puppy was a real trial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x7) - The jury listened carefully during the trial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x8) - Now the trial was to take place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x9) ### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trial/#x1) - For there is a trial; and what if it contemn even the rod? (Prophets EZK.21.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trial/#x2) ### 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. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «trial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«trial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trial.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «trial» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«trial» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/trial.html) on Mova free.