experiment

UK /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/ US /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/
verb 3noun 2

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(noun.)

ADJ

animal

Many scientists believe animal experiments have helped develop new medicines for human diseases.

field, laboratory | educational, medical, psychological, scientific | practical

thought

She used a thought experiment to help her students understand how gravity works.

simple | brief

careful, control

The researchers conducted a careful experiment to test whether the new medicine was safe.

controlled | interesting | ingenious | pioneering

bold

The scientists conducted a bold experiment to test whether plants could grow without sunlight.

successful, unsuccessful | pilot, preliminary

further

We need further experiments before we can be confident about the new medicine.

celebrated, classic/classical, famous, well-known

The classic experiment showed that plants grow better with sunlight than without it.

unique

Japan conducted a unique experiment to test whether robots could work in schools.

VERB + EXPERIMENT

carry out, conduct, do, perform

try

The chef tried an experiment by adding chocolate to the tomato sauce.

design | set up

describe, report

Scientists described an interesting experiment showing how plants grow faster with more sunlight.

EXPERIMENT + VERB

confirm sth, demonstrate sth, find sth, illustrate sth, prove sth, show sth | indicate sth, suggest sth

be aimed at sth, be designed to do sth

The new teaching method was designed to help students improve their reading skills.

involve sth, use sth

be successful, work

The chemistry experiment worked perfectly when we followed all the instructions carefully.

fail

PREP

by ~

We discovered the best recipe through careful experiment in the kitchen.

during an/the ~

The lab equipment broke down during an experiment, so the team had to reschedule their tests.

in an/the ~

Scientists discovered that plants grow faster when they tested this idea in an experiment.

~ in

The school tried an experiment in using technology to teach math last year.

~ on

Scientists performed experiments on mice to test the new vaccine.

~ with

She decided to experiment with different recipes before making the cake for the party.

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(verb.)

ADV

successfully

VERB + EXPERIMENT

begin to | continue to

PREP

on

Scientists conducted experiments on mice to test the safety of the new medicine.

with

The chef experimented with new spice combinations to create an interesting curry recipe.

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