Definition
A period of time when a person is tested or watched closely to see if they behave well, especially instead of going to prison. It can also mean a trial period at a job or school.
Etymology
From Latin *probatio* meaning 'a proving' or 'a test', from *probare* 'to test, approve'. It came into English through French with the idea of testing someone’s behavior.
Kelly Says
Probation is official 'we’ll see' time—freedom with conditions. The system is supposed to test trust, but in practice it often sets traps with strict rules that are easy to break. The same root gives us 'probe' and 'probation': both are about examining closely.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የ ምርምር
ye-e-mir-mer
ARالعربية
فترة تجريبية
fit-rah tah-ree-bee-yah
CSČeština
zkušební doba
z-koo-sheb-nee doh-bah
DADansk
prøveperiode
pro-veh-pe-ri-oh-deh
DEDeutsch
Probezeit
pro-bay-tsait
ELΕλληνικά
πειραματική περίοδος
pe-ra-ma-tee-kee pe-ree-oh-dos
FAفارسی
مهلت آزمایشی
meh-let a-z-ma-yee-shee
FISuomi
koeaika
ko-e-a-i-ka
FRFrançais
période d'essai
pe-ree-od deh-say
HEעברית
תקופת ניסיון
te-ku-fat ne-see-yon
HIहिन्दी
प्रोबेशन
pro-bay-shun
HUMagyar
próbaidőszak
pro-bah-ee-doh-szak
IDBahasa Indonesia
masa percobaan
mah-sah per-ko-bahn
IGIG
ihe n'anya
ee-he n-ya-nya
ITItaliano
prova
proh-vah
KMKM
ការបណ្តុះ
kar-ban-duh
KO한국어
사용 시험기간
sa-yong si-heom-gi-gan
MRMR
प्रोबेशन
pro-bay-shun
MSBahasa Melayu
tempoh percubaan
tem-poh per-koo-baan
MYမြန်မာ
စစ်ဆေးမှု
sit-say-hmu
NLNederlands
proeftijd
proef-teet
NONorsk
prøveperiode
pro-veh-pe-ri-oh-deh
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰੋਬેਸ਼ਨ
pro-bay-shun
PLPolski
okres próbny
oh-kres pro-bny
PTPortuguês
prova
proh-vah
RORomână
probațiune
pro-bah-tsee-oo-neh
RUРусский
испытательный срок
ispy-ta-tel-nyy srok
SVSvenska
provatid
pro-va-tid
SWKiswahili
mtihani
m-tee-ha-nee
TAதமிழ்
சோதனை காலம்
so-tha-nai ka-lam
TEతెలుగు
పరీక్షా కాలం
pa-reeksha ka-lam
THไทย
การทดลอง
gaan-tod-long
TLTL
probasyon
pro-bay-shun
TRTürkçe
deneme süresi
deh-neh-meh soo-reh-see
UKУкраїнська
проbationний термін
pro-ba-tsion-nyy term-in
VITiếng Việt
thử việc
thoo-vi-ek