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try out

try out verb: to test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.

Verb

try out (third-person singular simple present tries out, present participle trying out, simple past and past participle tried out)

  1. (transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.
    • If you want to play varsity, you'll have to try out for the team.
    • We're trying out for the parts of Romeo and Juliet.

try out meaning in Arabic and Thai

try out in Arabic

to test something
جَرَّبَ jarraba

try out in Thai

to test something
ลอง lɔɔng

Forms of try out

third-person singular presenttries out
present participletrying out
past participletried out
pasttried out

Words formed from try out

Questions about try out

What does try out mean?
Try out means to test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
What is try out in Arabic?
Try out in Arabic is جَرَّبَ (jarraba). See Try out meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is try out?
Try out is a verb.
What is the past tense of try out?
The past tense of try out is tried out.

Words near try out in the dictionary

  1. try on
  2. try on for size
  3. try one's hand
  4. try one's luck
  5. try one's wings
  6. try out
  7. try over
  8. try pot
  9. try pots
  10. try someone's patience
  11. try square

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