to try out
11try out — (for (something)) to compete for something. Jim tried out for the school play. Usage notes: usually said about competing to play on a team or perform in a show …
12try out for something — ˌtry ˈout for sth derived (especially NAmE) to compete for a position or place in sth, or to be a member of a team • She s trying out for the school play. related noun ↑tryout Main entry: ↑tryderived …
13try-out — n BrE a period of time spent trying a new method, tool, machine etc to see if it is useful …
14try-out — try ,out noun count usually plural AMERICAN a test for someone who wants to become a member of a team or wants to get a part in a play or movie a. a test to see what someone or something is like or whether they are appropriate or effective …
15try out — verb 1. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (Freq. 8) This approach has been tried with good results Test this recipe • Syn: ↑test, ↑prove, ↑try, ↑examine, ↑essay …
16try out — v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to try out for (to try out for a major part in a play) 2) (D; tr.) to try out on (to try out a new drug on animals) * * * [ traɪ aʊt] (D; tr.) to try out on (to try out a new drug on animals) (D; intr., tr.) to try out for… …
17try out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms try out : present tense I/you/we/they try out he/she/it tries out present participle trying out past tense tried out past participle tried out to test someone or something to see what they are like or whether… …
18try out for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms try out for : present tense I/you/we/they try out for he/she/it tries out for present participle trying out for past tense tried out for past participle tried out for American try out for something to try to… …
19try out — {v. phr.} 1. To test by trial or by experimenting. * /He tried golf out to see if he would like it./ * /The scientists tried out thousands of chemicals before they found the right one./ * /The coach wants to try the new play out in the first game …
20try out — {v. phr.} 1. To test by trial or by experimenting. * /He tried golf out to see if he would like it./ * /The scientists tried out thousands of chemicals before they found the right one./ * /The coach wants to try the new play out in the first game …
