try out

See also: tryout and try-out

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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.

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