From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtry something ↔ out phrasal verb1 TEST/EXPERIMENTto test something such as a method or a piece of equipment to see if it is effective or works properly → try-out I’m trying out a new computer.2 TEST/EXPERIMENTto practise a skill in order to improve it on She enjoyed trying her French out on Jean-Pierre. → try→ See Verb table
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try out• She recalled Ian's advice and whenever the picture came before her eyes, she tried breathing it out.• In fact, researchers are still trying to figure out how learning happens.• Iphicles screamed and tried to get out of bed, but Hercules sat up and grasped the deadly creatures by the throat.• She shakes her head and tries to pull out of it, pushing herself to run the floor.• He leaned on his bedroom door, as if trying to shut out the world.• Connelly blinked myopically, trying to clear his gaze, trying to figure out what the hell was going on.• Now he was trying to figure out what to say to her.• Lots of regulars trying to out - write one another as far as I can see.try on• He tried the speech out on an assembled group of civil servants and lawyers.• I tried it out on Kenneth, who talks like Prince Charles, and he was quite impressed.• This is when we work on new bread ideas and recipes and try them out on our brave customers.• We have still to try it out on relations between persons.• I am waiting to try it out on some one.• Once again, however, it costs nothing to try an idea out on the screen.• If necessary put together a group of people who you know will be sceptical and try the presentation out on them first.• We tried our hearts out on this case.try-outˈtry-out noun [countable] British EnglishTEST/EXPERIMENT a period of time spent trying a new method, tool, machine etc to see if it is useful 