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To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
take a sample of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Try these new crackers
- Sample the regional dishes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sample, try, taste
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Narrower terms: degust
perform in order to get a role
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She auditioned for a role on Broadway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: audition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: perform
Narrower terms: read
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- This approach has been tried with good results
- Test this recipe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: test, prove, try, examine, essay
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evaluate, pass judgment, judge
Narrower terms: control, verify, float, field-test
try something new, as in order to gain experience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Students experiment sexually
- The composer experimented with a new style
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: experiment
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
جَرَّبَ
(jarraba)
— to test something
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Catalan:
provar
— to test something
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Chinese Mandarin:
試用 /试用
(shìyòng)
— to test something
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Dutch:
uitproberen
— to test something
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Esperanto:
provi
— to test something
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Finnish:
kokeilla
— to test something
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Finnish:
testata
— to test something
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French:
essayer
— to test something
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French:
expérimenter
— to test something
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French:
mettre à l’essai
— to test something
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German:
ausprobieren
— to test something
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German:
probieren
— to test something
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Hungarian:
kipróbál
— to test something
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Italian:
saggiare
— to test something
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Italian:
collaudare
— to test something
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Italian:
testare
— to test something
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Japanese:
試す
(tamesu)
— to test something
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Japanese:
試してみる
(tameshite miru)
— to test something
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Japanese:
試みる
(kokoromiru)
— to test something
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Norwegian:
utprøve
— to test something
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Portuguese:
provar
— to test something
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Portuguese:
experimentar
— to test something
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Russian:
про́бовать
(próbovatʹ)
— to test something
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Russian:
попро́бовать
(popróbovatʹ)
— to test something
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Russian:
эксперименти́ровать
(eksperimentírovatʹ)
— to test something
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Scottish Gaelic:
feuch
— to test something
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Spanish:
probar
— to test something
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Spanish:
ensayar
— to test something
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Spanish:
experimentar
— to test something
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Swedish:
pröva
— to test something
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Swedish:
testa
— to test something
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Swedish:
utpröva
— to test something
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Thai:
ลอง
(lɔɔng)
— to test something
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Ottoman Turkish:
دكهمك
(deñemek)
— to test something
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Ukrainian:
про́бувати
(próbuvaty)
— to test something
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Ukrainian:
спро́бувати
(spróbuvaty)
— to test something
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Ukrainian:
експерементува́ти
(eksperementuváty)
— to test something
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Finnish:
kokeilla
— to undergo a test; to audition
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Scottish Gaelic:
feuch
— to undergo a test; to audition
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Spanish:
hacer una probatura
— to undergo a test; to audition
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Spanish:
presentarse a las probaturas
— to undergo a test; to audition
