try out
Britishverb
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(tr) to test or put to experimental use
I'm going to try the new car out
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(of an athlete, actor, etc) to undergo a test or to submit (an athlete, actor, etc) to a test to determine suitability for a place in a team, an acting role, etc
noun
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Undergo a qualifying test, as for an athletic team. For example, I'm trying out for the basketball team . [Mid-1900s]
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Test or use experimentally, as in They're trying out new diesels , or We're trying out this new margarine . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Subscribers have two weeks to try out the sample kit and decide if they want to keep the full-size perfume.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
I’ll try out some guitars, check out different effect pedals.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The CPL is the first top-flight league to try out this new offside rule, with low-level trials held in Italy's Under-18 Championship in 2023 and in youth competitions in the Netherlands.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
"They're very intimate. We really seem to be right there looking over his shoulder and seeing him try out things," Bambach said.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
MOP: Are you sure you want to try out for the eighth-grade team?
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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