tryout

[ trahy-out ]

/ ˈtraɪˌaʊt /

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noun

a trial or test to ascertain fitness for some purpose.

Theater. performances of a play in preparation for an official opening, often taking place away from a major theatrical center.

Origin of tryout

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase try out

Words nearby tryout

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Example sentences from the Web for tryout

For his tryout, he performed a bit about the three types of people you always see on Law and Order.
Is John Mulaney the Next Seinfeld?|Kevin Fallon|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miss Williams smiled pleasantly as she looked up from the now slender pile of sheets with the tryout parts.
Janet Hardy in Hollywood|Ruthe S. Wheeler
You can back out now, and I'll run Smoky without any tryout, and you can take your chance.
Cow-Country|B. M. Bower
Men from every important college in the country competed in the tryout.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow

We are to have a tryout at four o'clock on Friday afternoon in the gymnasium.
Marjorie Dean High School Freshman|Pauline Lester
If he was to be poisoned, it likely would be done shortly before the tryout.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery

British Dictionary definitions for tryout

try out

verb (adverb)

(tr) to test or put to experimental useI'm going to try the new car out

(when intr, usually foll by for) US and Canadian (of an athlete, actor, etc) to undergo a test or to submit (an athlete, actor, etc) to a test to determine suitability for a place in a team, an acting role, etc

noun tryout

mainly US and Canadian a trial or test, as of an athlete or actor

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