try

/traɪ/2 phrasal verbs

The plain verb means to attempt or test.

Try on is for clothes — testing the fit. Try out is for testing anything else, or auditioning for a team.

TRY ends in a diphthong, so a Y glide appears: try on is “try-yon”.

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Every TRY phrasal verb, with the one line that keeps it apart from its siblings. Tap any one to open it.

Phrasal verb	Means	How to remember it
try onSeparable	put clothing on to test the fit	ON = onto the body.
try outSeparable2 meanings	test something; audition for a team	OUT = you find out whether it works.

Phrasal verbs with TRY — what each one means