noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
conduct an experiment
carry out some experiments
perform a scientific experiment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Experience, practical familiarity with something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To conduct an experiment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
We're going to experiment on rats.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To try something to observe the results.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, often
Examples
I want to experiment with psychedelics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: experimentation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scientific research, research project
Narrower terms: testing, trial and error, Michelson-Morley experiment, control experiment
8
noun
Meaning 8
a venture at something new or different
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
as an experiment he decided to grow a beard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: venture
9
noun
Meaning 9
the testing of an idea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it was an experiment in living
not all experimentation is done in laboratories
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: experimentation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inquiry, enquiry, research
Narrower terms: pilot experiment, trial, trial run, test, tryout
10
verb
Meaning 10
to conduct a test or investigation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: investigate, look into
11
verb
Meaning 11
try something new, as in order to gain experience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Students experiment sexually
The composer experimented with a new style
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: try out
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English experiment, from Old French esperiment (French expérience), from Latin experimentum (“experience, attempt, experiment”), from experior (“to experience, to attempt”), itself from ex + *perior, in turn from Proto-Indo-European *per-.
Across languages
Translations
172 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
eksperiment
— test under controlled conditions
Arabic:
تَجْرِبَة
(tajriba)
— test under controlled conditions
Arabic:
اِخْتِبَار
(iḵtibār)
— test under controlled conditions
Armenian:
փորձ
(pʻorj)
— test under controlled conditions
Armenian:
փորձարկում
(pʻorjarkum)
— test under controlled conditions
Azerbaijani:
təcrübə
— test under controlled conditions
Azerbaijani:
eksperiment
— test under controlled conditions
Bashkir:
тәжрибә
(təjribə)
— test under controlled conditions
Belarusian:
эксперыме́нт
(ekspjerymjént)
— test under controlled conditions
Belarusian:
экспэрымэ́нт
(eksperymént)
— test under controlled conditions
Belarusian:
до́след
(dósljed)
— test under controlled conditions
Belarusian:
во́пыт
(vópyt)
— test under controlled conditions
Belarusian:
про́ба
(próba)
— test under controlled conditions
Bengali:
পরীক্ষা
(porikkha)
— test under controlled conditions
Bulgarian:
о́пит
(ópit)
— test under controlled conditions
Bulgarian:
експериме́нт
(eksperimént)
— test under controlled conditions
Burmese:
အစမ်း
(a.cam:)
— test under controlled conditions
Burmese:
အစမ်းအသပ်
(a.cam:a.sap)
— test under controlled conditions
Catalan:
experiment
— test under controlled conditions
Chinese Cantonese:
實驗 /实验
(sat6 jim6)
— test under controlled conditions
Chinese Mandarin:
實驗 /实验
(shíyàn)
— test under controlled conditions
Czech:
pokus
— test under controlled conditions
Czech:
experiment
— test under controlled conditions
Danish:
eksperiment
— test under controlled conditions
Danish:
forsøg
— test under controlled conditions
Dutch:
experiment
— test under controlled conditions
Dutch:
proef
— test under controlled conditions
Esperanto:
eksperimento
— test under controlled conditions
Estonian:
eksperiment
— test under controlled conditions
Finnish:
(tieteellinen) koe
— test under controlled conditions
French:
expérience
— test under controlled conditions
Galician:
experimento
— test under controlled conditions
Georgian:
ექსპერიმენტი
(eksṗerimenṭi)
— test under controlled conditions
German:
Experiment
— test under controlled conditions
German:
Versuch
— test under controlled conditions
Greek:
πείραμα
(peírama)
— test under controlled conditions
Ancient Greek:
πεῖρα
(peîra)
— test under controlled conditions
Hebrew:
ניסוי
— test under controlled conditions
Hebrew:
נִסּוּי
(nisúi)
— test under controlled conditions
Hindi:
प्रयोग
(prayog)
— test under controlled conditions
Hindi:
तजुर्बा
(tajurbā)
— test under controlled conditions
Hindi:
परीक्षा
(parīkṣā)
— test under controlled conditions
Hungarian:
kísérlet
— test under controlled conditions
Hungarian:
próba
— test under controlled conditions
Icelandic:
tilraun
— test under controlled conditions
Irish:
tástáil
— test under controlled conditions
Irish:
turgnamh
— test under controlled conditions
Italian:
esperimento
— test under controlled conditions
Japanese:
実験
(jikken)
— test under controlled conditions
Kazakh:
тәжірибе
(täjıribe)
— test under controlled conditions
Kazakh:
эксперимент
(éksperiment)
— test under controlled conditions
Khmer:
បរីក្សា
(paʼreksaa)
— test under controlled conditions
Khmer:
ពិសោធន៍
(pisaot)
— test under controlled conditions
Korean:
실험
(silheom)
— test under controlled conditions
Kyrgyz:
тажрыйба
(tajrıyba)
— test under controlled conditions
Kyrgyz:
эксперимент
(eksperiment)
— test under controlled conditions
Lao:
ການທົດລອງ
(kān thot lǭng)
— test under controlled conditions
Latin:
experīmentum
— test under controlled conditions
Latin:
perīculum
— test under controlled conditions
Latvian:
eksperiments
— test under controlled conditions
Latvian:
mēģinājums
— test under controlled conditions
Lithuanian:
eksperimentas
— test under controlled conditions
Macedonian:
опит
(opit)
— test under controlled conditions
Macedonian:
експериме́нт
(eksperimént)
— test under controlled conditions
Macedonian:
оглед
(ogled)
— test under controlled conditions
Malay:
uji kaji
— test under controlled conditions
Malay:
eksperimen
— test under controlled conditions
Māori:
whakamātauranga
— test under controlled conditions
Māori:
whakamātau
— test under controlled conditions
Norwegian Bokmål:
eksperiment
— test under controlled conditions
Norwegian Bokmål:
forsøk
— test under controlled conditions
Occitan:
experiment
— test under controlled conditions
Pashto:
آزمايش
(āzmāyeš)
— test under controlled conditions
Pashto:
تجربه
(tajreba)
— test under controlled conditions
Iranian Persian:
آزمایِش
(âzmâyeš)
— test under controlled conditions
Iranian Persian:
تَجْرُبِه
(tajrobe)
— test under controlled conditions
Iranian Persian:
تَجْرِبِه
(tajrebe)
— test under controlled conditions
Plautdietsch:
Proow
— test under controlled conditions
Polish:
eksperyment
— test under controlled conditions
Polish:
doświadczenie
— test under controlled conditions
Polish:
próba
— test under controlled conditions
Portuguese:
experimento
— test under controlled conditions
Portuguese:
experiência
— test under controlled conditions
Punjabi:
ਪਰੀਖਿਆ
(parīkhiā)
— test under controlled conditions
Romanian:
experiment
— test under controlled conditions
Russian:
экспериме́нт
(eksperimént)
— test under controlled conditions
Russian:
о́пыт
(ópyt)
— test under controlled conditions
Russian:
про́ба
(próba)
— test under controlled conditions
Serbo-Croatian:
експерѝмент
— test under controlled conditions
Serbo-Croatian:
о̀пит
— test under controlled conditions
Serbo-Croatian:
eksperìment
— test under controlled conditions
Serbo-Croatian:
òpit
— test under controlled conditions
Serbo-Croatian:
pokus
— test under controlled conditions
Slovak:
pokus
— test under controlled conditions
Slovak:
experiment
— test under controlled conditions
Slovene:
poskus
— test under controlled conditions
Slovene:
eksperiment
— test under controlled conditions
Spanish:
experimento
— test under controlled conditions
Swahili:
jaribio
— test under controlled conditions
Swedish:
experiment
— test under controlled conditions
Swedish:
försök
— test under controlled conditions
Tagalog:
tilaw
— test under controlled conditions
Tagalog:
eksperimento
— test under controlled conditions
Tajik:
озмоиш
(ozmoyiš)
— test under controlled conditions
Tajik:
таҷриба
(tajriba)
— test under controlled conditions
Tajik:
таҷруба
(tajruba)
— test under controlled conditions
Tatar:
тәҗрибә
(täcribä)
— test under controlled conditions
Tatar:
эксперимент
(eksperiment)
— test under controlled conditions
Telugu:
ప్రయోగము
(prayōgamu)
— test under controlled conditions
Thai:
การทดลอง
(gaan-tót-lɔɔng)
— test under controlled conditions
Turkish:
deney (n)
— test under controlled conditions
Turkish:
tecrübe
— test under controlled conditions
Turkish:
deneme
— test under controlled conditions
Turkmen:
eksperiment
— test under controlled conditions
Turkmen:
tejribe
— test under controlled conditions
Ukrainian:
експериме́нт
(eksperymént)
— test under controlled conditions
Ukrainian:
до́слід
(dóslid)
— test under controlled conditions
Ukrainian:
до́свід
(dósvid)
— test under controlled conditions
Ukrainian:
спро́ба
(spróba)
— test under controlled conditions
Urdu:
تَجْرِبَہ
(tajriba)
— test under controlled conditions
Uyghur:
تەجرىبە
(tejribe)
— test under controlled conditions
Uzbek:
eksperiment
— test under controlled conditions
Uzbek:
tajriba
— test under controlled conditions
Vietnamese:
thí nghiệm
— test under controlled conditions
Welsh:
arbrawf
— test under controlled conditions
Yiddish:
עקספּערימענט
(eksperiment)
— test under controlled conditions
Arabic:
جَرَّبَ
(jarraba)
— to conduct an experiment
Armenian:
փորձարկել
(pʻorjarkel)
— to conduct an experiment
Belarusian:
эксперыментава́ць
(ekspjerymjentavácʹ)
— to conduct an experiment
Bulgarian:
експерименти́рам
(eksperimentíram)
— to conduct an experiment
Catalan:
experimentar
— to conduct an experiment
Catalan:
fer experiment
— to conduct an experiment
Chinese Mandarin:
實驗 /实验
(shíyàn)
— to conduct an experiment
Czech:
experimentovat
— to conduct an experiment
Danish:
eksperimentere
— to conduct an experiment
Dutch:
experimenteren
— to conduct an experiment
Esperanto:
eksperimenti
— to conduct an experiment
Estonian:
eksperimenteerima
— to conduct an experiment
Finnish:
kokeilla
— to conduct an experiment
Finnish:
tehdä koe
— to conduct an experiment
French:
expérimenter
— to conduct an experiment
German:
experimentieren
— to conduct an experiment
Greek:
πειραματίζομαι
(peiramatízomai)
— to conduct an experiment
Hungarian:
kísérletezik
— to conduct an experiment
Italian:
fare esperimento
— to conduct an experiment
Japanese:
実験する
(jikken suru)
— to conduct an experiment
Khmer:
ពិសោធ
(pisaot)
— to conduct an experiment
Korean:
실험하다
(silheomhada)
— to conduct an experiment
Northern Kurdish:
ezmûn
— to conduct an experiment
Latvian:
eksperimentēt
— to conduct an experiment
Macedonian:
експерименти́ра
(eksperimentíra)
— to conduct an experiment
Malay:
menguji kaji
— to conduct an experiment
Māori:
whakamātau
— to conduct an experiment
Khiamniungan Naga:
tûalū
— to conduct an experiment
Polish:
eksperymentować
— to conduct an experiment
Polish:
przeprowadzać doświadczenie
— to conduct an experiment
Portuguese:
experimentar
— to conduct an experiment
Quechua:
yañay
— to conduct an experiment
Russian:
эксперименти́ровать
(eksperimentírovatʹ)
— to conduct an experiment
Russian:
производи́ть о́пыт
(proizvodítʹ ópyt)
— to conduct an experiment
Russian:
произвести́ о́пыт
(proizvestí ópyt)
— to conduct an experiment
Russian:
ста́вить о́пыт
(stávitʹ ópyt)
— to conduct an experiment
Russian:
поста́вить о́пыт
(postávitʹ ópyt)
— to conduct an experiment
Spanish:
experimentar
— to conduct an experiment
Spanish:
expermentar
— to conduct an experiment
Swahili:
-jaribu
— to conduct an experiment
Swedish:
experimentera
— to conduct an experiment
Thai:
ทดลอง
(tót-lɔɔng)
— to conduct an experiment
Ukrainian:
експериментува́ти
(eksperymentuváty)
— to conduct an experiment