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Phrase(s): test someone or something for something
to apply a test to someone or something to try to determine something or identify something. • They tested me for all sorts of diseases. • Ken tested the roof for weak spots., Phrase(s): test for something
to try to find out about something by testing. • We are testing for weak places in your roof. That’s the noise you hear up there. • They are testing for some sort of infection.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs