- try out for
- (Roget's IV)
v.
Syn. go out for, perform, test, compete for, audition, experiment, probe, practice with, read for, try, give something a try*; see also rehearse 3 .
English dictionary for students. 2013.
try out for
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try 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 … Dictionary of American idioms
try 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 … Dictionary of American idioms
Try out — Try out, v. i. to compete for a postition, as on a sports team or in a theatrical presentation. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Try out — Try out, v. t. to use (something not previously used) to determine its fitness for a particular purpose; also, to attempt (a deed) to determine if it will accomplish a particular purpose. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
out for — {prep.} Joining, or planning to join; taking part in; competing for a place in. * /John is out for the basketball team./ * /Mary is going out for the school newspaper./ Compare: TRY OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
out for — {prep.} Joining, or planning to join; taking part in; competing for a place in. * /John is out for the basketball team./ * /Mary is going out for the school newspaper./ Compare: TRY OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
go out for — or[come out for] {v. phr.} To try for a place on (an athletic team.) * /Ten boys went out for track that spring./ * /The coach asked Tom why he didn t come out for basketball./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go out for — or[come out for] {v. phr.} To try for a place on (an athletic team.) * /Ten boys went out for track that spring./ * /The coach asked Tom why he didn t come out for basketball./ … Dictionary of American idioms
try out — intransitive verb Date: 1909 to compete for a position especially on an athletic team or for a part in a play … New Collegiate Dictionary
Out 1 — The title card to Out 1 Directed by Jacques Rivette Suzanne Schiffman (co director) … Wikipedia
Try — Try, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trying}.] [OE. trien to select, pick out, F. trier to cull, to out, LL. tritare to triturate (hence the sense of, to thresh, to separate the grain from the straw, to select), L. terere, tritum,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
