try out
To use or do something for the first time to see if you like it or if it works, or to audition for a team.
Meanings
To test or use something for the first time to see if it works or if you like it.
"He tried out the new coffee machine on his first morning in the office."
To participate in an audition or trial to see if you are good enough to join a team, show, or group.
"Over two hundred students tried out for the school musical."
To use or practise a new skill, language, or technique in a real situation.
"I'm going to France next week — I can't wait to try out my French."
Very common in everyday English. Has two main uses: (1) testing a product, idea, or method, and (2) auditioning or competing for a place on a sports team or in a performance. In the sports/performance sense, it is often intransitive followed by 'for': 'she tried out for the team'.
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