/ Dictionary / Index P pretest: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pre•test Pronunciation: (n.prē'test"v.prē&sylptest'), [key] — n. an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product. a test given to determine if students are sufficiently prepared to begin a new course of study. a test taken for practice. —v.t. to give a pretest to (a student, product, etc.). —v.i. to conduct a pretest: to pretest for consumer acceptance. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. preternatural pretext Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hale Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language