try out

traɪ aʊt

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Definition of try out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

experiment

tr.

test something to see if it works

tr.

She wants to try out the new software.

assess

evaluate

test

sports

intr.

compete for a position in a team or organization

intr.

He will try out for the basketball team next week..

audition

test

audition

intr.

undergo a test to be selected

intr.

He will try out for the school play.

audition

test

trial

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Expressions with try

try for

make an effort to achieve something

She will try for the championship this year.

try on

test the fit or look of clothing

She decided to try on the dress before buying it.

nice try

exp.

used to acknowledge a good effort

Nice try on the project, you did your best.

don't try this at home

exp.

warn not to do dangerous actions shown or described

Don't try this at home, as it can cause serious injury!

give something a try

try something to see results, especially if it is new

I did a trial run of the app before buying it.

it costs nothing to try

exp.

encourages trying without fear of loss or cost

Go ahead and ask, it costs nothing to try.

Terms with try out included in their meaning

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take a bite

trying

try something out or give it a shot

sample

try out

experience briefly to understand better

exploratory

adj.

testing ideas

serving to test or try out ideas

fish around

investigation

try to find out information indirectly

kick the wheels

try it out

evaluate the quality or condition of something

race the clock

urgency

try to finish something before time runs out

give a spin

experimentation

try something out to see how it works

have a pop at

try out

attempt to do something

Examples of try out in a sentence

They will try out the new recipe this weekend.
She decided to try out for the school play.
Many athletes try out for the Olympics every four years.
Dozens of dancers tried out for the festival.
She is trying out for goalkeeper this week.

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French:essayer, passer les sélections, ...
German:ausprobieren, vorspielen, ...
Italian:provare, fare un provino, ...
Spanish:probar, probarse, ...
Portuguese:experimentar, fazer teste, ...
Chinese:试用, 参加选拔, ...
Japanese:試す, オーディションを受ける, ...
Arabic:جرّب, تَقَدَّمَ لاِخْتِبار الاِنْضِمام, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסּוֹת, לְהִיבָּחֵן, ...
Russian:пробовать, пробоваться, ...
Ukrainian:випробувати, спробувати, ...
Hindi:आज़माना, परीक्षण देना, ...
Bengali:যাচাই করে দেখা, প্রতিযোগিতা করা, ...
Catalan:provar, provar-se, ...
Czech:zkusit, ucházet se o místo, ...
Danish:afprøve, konkurrere, ...
Dutch:uitproberen, meedoen aan de selectie, ...
Greek:δοκιμάζω, δοκιμάζομαι, ...
Hungarian:kipróbálni, próbázni, ...
Khmer:សាកល្បង, ចូលរួមជ្រើសរើស, ...
Korean:시험하다, 오디션을 보다, ...
Persian:امتحان کردن, شرکت کردن در آزمون, ...
Polish:wypróbowywać, startować, ...
Portuguese (BR):experimentar, fazer teste, ...
Romanian:a încerca, a da probă, ...
Swedish:prova, prova för, ...
Thai:ทดลองใช้, ลองคัดเลือก, ...
Turkish:denemek, seçmelere katılmak, ...
Vietnamese:thử nghiệm, thử sức, ...

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Definition of try out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

Expressions with try

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