- 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.
- to give a pretest to (a student, product, etc.).
- to conduct a pretest: to pretest for consumer acceptance.
- to test (something) before presenting it to its intended public or client
- the act or instance of pretesting
