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- [trahy on, awn]
- /traɪ ɒn, ɔn/
- /ˈtraɪ ɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trahy on, awn]
- /traɪ ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of try on words
- verb with object try on to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple. 1
- verb with object try on to test the effect or result of (often followed by out): to try a new method; to try a recipe out. 1
- verb with object try on to endeavor to evaluate by experiment or experience: to try a new field; to try a new book. 1
- verb with object try on to test the quality, value, fitness, accuracy, etc., of: Will you try a spoonful of this and tell me what you think of it? 1
- verb with object try on Law. to examine and determine judicially, as a cause; determine judicially the guilt or innocence of (a person). 1
- verb with object try on to put to a severe test; subject to strain, as of endurance, patience, affliction, or trouble; tax: to try one's patience. 1
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Origin of try on
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English trien to try (a legal case) < Anglo-French trier, Old French: to sift, cull, of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Try on
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
try on popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
try on usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for try on
verb try on
- array — An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
- check up — If you check up on something, you find out information about it.
- deck out — If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion.
- dog out — (Slang) (African American Vernacular) To mistreat, especially for a pimp or abusive man to mistreat a woman by prostituting her.
- dude up — a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
noun try on
- audition — An audition is a short performance given by an actor, dancer, or musician so that a director or conductor can decide if they are good enough to be in a play, film, or orchestra.
- demo — A demo is a demonstration by a group of people to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
- demos — the people of a nation regarded as a political unit
- essay — A short piece of writing on a particular subject.