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experimentexperiment2 /ɪkˈspɛrəˌmɛnt/ ●●○ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEexperiment |
Present | I, you, we, they | experiment | | he, she, it | experiments | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | experimented | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have experimented | | he, she, it | has experimented | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had experimented | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will experiment | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have experimented |
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Present | I | am experimenting | | he, she, it | is experimenting | | you, we, they | are experimenting | Past | I, he, she, it | was experimenting | | you, we, they | were experimenting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been experimenting | | he, she, it | has been experimenting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been experimenting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be experimenting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been experimenting |
1to try using various ideas, methods, materials, etc. to find out how good or effective they are: experiment with Artists like to experiment with different media.2science to do a scientific test to find out if a particular idea is true or to obtain more information: experiment on The lab experiments on rats and guinea pigs.3to try something such as an illegal drug or sex to find out what it feels like: experiment with Several politicians admitted experimenting with marijuana.—experimenter noun [countable] |