From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtry out for something phrasal verb American EnglishTRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try to be chosen as a member of a team, for a part in a play etc SYN audition for, → tryout In high school, I tried out for all the female leads. → try→ See Verb table
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try out for • Kurecolor brush pens were tried out for on-the-spot sketching.• A lot of teams wanted me to try out for other positions and I told them no.• Twice last week I saw columns suggesting that Nico might try out for the mayoral race, two years down the line.• Q: Why did you decide to try out for the Olympics?• Zorich was also going to Washington to try out for the Redskins.• I tried out for the swim team when I was a kid.• Many companies distribute their disks through Transend for you to try out for up to 90 days. 