exam Syllabification: (ex·am)Pronunciation: /igˈzam/Translate exam | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of exam noun 1short for examination (sense 2).he was likely to fail his exams again [as modifier]:exam results 2 [with adjective or noun modifier] a medical test of a specified kind:routine eye examsexam in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of exam in the British & World English dictionary