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tryout Definition

☆ try·out (trī′o̵ut′)

noun

  1. an opportunity to prove, or a test to determine, fitness for a place on an athletic team, a role in a play, etc.
  2. a performance of a play before its official opening, as to test audience reaction

tryout Synonyms

tryout

n.

test, demonstration, rehearsal, hearing, audition, preliminary practice, trial, practice game, test-up*; see also examination 1.

tryout Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hold: We will be holding 3-day tryouts starting July 28, 29 & 30, 2006.
  • have: Footy and netball had tryouts and not everyone made the team.

Preposition: for

  • choir: Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir.

Adjective modifier

  • open: Most recently, Gordon impressed Rocks coaches at the team's open tryout in Glasgow.
  • first: The first tryout is scheduled Feb. 3 for South Carolina's presidential primary.

Modifies a noun

  • server: To install a tryout server, follow the steps below.
  • version: Download your free tryout version of Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional.
  • pack: This Tryout pack offers more diversity to your customers.
  • purpose: For running on a local workstation for tryout purposes, however, you may find using an MSDE database the easiest.
  • installation: See below for more information on making a separate tryout installation.
  • assessment: Tryout assessments never use PIP, cannot be restarted and are not counted for licensing purposes.