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# trial

«trial» in Mova's school dictionary: **when a court, with a judge and often a jury, decides if…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a trial, trials)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A trial is when a court, with a judge and often a jury, decides if someone is guilty of a crime. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#m2)

3) A trial is a try-out for a sports team. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#m4)

5) «Trial and error» means trying different ways until one works. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#m5)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x1)
- We did three trials and took the average. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x2)
- She went to the football trials and got in the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x3)
- We found the answer by trial and error. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x4)
- The new medicine is being tested in trials. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x5)
- The app has a free seven-day trial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x6)
- Looking after the puppy was a real trial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x7)
- The jury listened carefully during the trial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/#x8)
- Now the trial was to take place. [tree →](https://md.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 the corpora

- [A subscription keeps taking money every month until it is cancelled, and free trials often turn into payments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/17/)
- [Sheepdog trials are real competitions where dog and shepherd move sheep through gates and into a pen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/144-babe-real-pigs-sheep-and-sheepdogs/14/)
- [In the middle of the trial Alice feels a curious sensation: she is growing again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2/0/)
- ["Detainee" means a prisoner, often held without trial (never judged in a court).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/25-spin-war-and-violence/23/)
- [Always ask a parent before a «free trial» that wants a card number; free trials often turn into paid subscriptions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «trial» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trial/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.