try out

try  (tr)

v. tried (trd), try·ing, tries (trz)

v.tr.

1. To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt: tried to ski.

2. To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability: Try this casserole. Try the door.

3. Law

a. To examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.

b. To put (an accused person) on trial.

4. To subject to great strain or hardship; tax: The last steep ascent tried my every muscle.

5. To melt (lard, for example) to separate out impurities; render.

6. To smooth, fit, or align accurately.

v.intr.

To make an effort; strive.

n. pl. tries (trz)

1. An attempt; an effort.

2. Sports In Rugby, an act of advancing the ball past the opponent's goal line and grounding it there for a score of three points.

Phrasal Verbs:

try on

1. To don (a garment) to test its fit.

2. To test or use experimentally.

try out

1. To undergo a competitive qualifying test, as for a job or athletic team.

2. To test or use experimentally.

Idiom:

try (one's) hand

To attempt to do something for the first time: I tried my hand at skiing.

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[Middle English trien, from Old French trier, to pick out, from Vulgar Latin *trire.]

Usage Note: The phrase try and is commonly used as a substitute for try to, as in Could you try and make less noise? A number of grammarians have labeled the construction incorrect. To be sure, the usage is associated with informal style and strikes an inappropriately conversational note in formal writing. Sixty-five percent of the Usage Panel rejects the use in writing of the sentence Why don't you try and see if you can work the problem out between yourselves?

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try out

vb (adverb)

1. (tr) to test or put to experimental use I'm going to try the new car out

2. (when intr, usually foll by for) US and Canadian (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.

n tryout

Chiefly US and Canadian a trial or test, as of an athlete or actor

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	try out - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" test, try, essay, examine, prove pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" verify, control - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" float - circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" field-test - test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks"
	2.	try out - try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style" experiment experiment - to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"
	3.	try out - perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway" audition performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" read - audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
	4.	try out - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" sample, taste, try ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" degust - taste with relish; "degust this wonderful soup"

Translations

? try out

vt sep → ausprobieren (→ on bei, an +dat); person → eine Chance geben (+dat), → einen Versuch machen mit

vi two of their players are trying out for Arsenal → zwei ihrer Spieler machen bei Arsenal ein Probetraining

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