Trial vs. Plural: What's the Difference?
Trial and Plural Definitions
Trial
A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury
The case is expected to go to trial.
Plural
Relating to or composed of more than one member, set, or kind
The plural meanings of a text.
A plural society.
Trial
An instance of such a proceeding
The trial of Socrates.
Plural
(Grammar) Of or being a grammatical form that designates more than one of the things specified.
Trial
The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof
A trial of one's faith.
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Plural
The plural number or form.
Trial
An instance of such testing, especially as part of a series of tests or experiments
A clinical trial of a drug.
Plural
A word or term in the plural form.
Trial
An effort or attempt
Succeeded on the third trial.
Plural
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.
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Trial
A state of pain or anguish that tests patience, endurance, or belief
"the fiery trial through which we pass" (Abraham Lincoln).
Plural
(grammar) In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.
English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.
Trial
A trying, troublesome, or annoying person or thing
The child was a trial to his parents.
Plural
(comparable) Pluralistic.
Trial
A preliminary competition or test to determine qualifications, as in a sport.
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Plural
The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.
Trial
Of, relating to, or used in a trial.
Plural
A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.
The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.
Trial
Attempted or advanced on a provisional or experimental basis
A married couple on a trial separation.
Plural
A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.
Trial
Made or done in the course of a trial or test.
Plural
Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word.
Plural faith, which is too much by one.
Trial
An opportunity to test something out; a test.
They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
Plural
The plural number; that form of a word which expresses or denotes more than one; a word in the plural form.
Trial
Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
Plural
The form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Trial
A difficult or annoying experience, such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety
That boy was a trial to his parents.
Plural
Grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
Trial
A tryout to pick members of a team.
Soccer trials
Trial
(ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
Trial
(UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
Trial
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Trial
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Trial
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Trial
Triple.
Trial
(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See Ambai language for an example.)
No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.
Trial
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.
Trial
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.
Trial
The act of trying or testing in any manner.
Trial
Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.
[I] defy thee to the trial of mortal fight.
Trial
The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings.
Trial
The act of testing by experience; proof; test.
Repeated trials of the issues and events of actions.
Trial
That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.
Every station is exposed to some trials.
Trial
Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
Trial
The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.
Trial
(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal;
Most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial
Trial
The act of testing something;
In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
He called each flip of the coin a new trial
Trial
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications;
The trials for the semifinals began yesterday
Trial
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law;
He had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty
Trial
Trying something to find out about it;
A sample for ten days free trial
A trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
Trial
An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;
His mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him
Life is full of tribulations
A visitation of the plague
Trial
The act of undergoing testing;
He survived the great test of battle
Candidates must compete in a trial of skill
