Definition of Try on

1. Verb. Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice. "They try on the cape "; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"

Exact synonyms: Try
Generic synonyms: Assume, Don, Get Into, Put On, Wear
Derivative terms: Try-on

Definition of Try on

1. Verb. (transitive) To test the look or fit of (a garment) by wearing it. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Try On

truthtelling
truthward
truthwards
truthy
trutination
trutinations
truttaceous
truxilline
truxillines
try
try-hard
try-hards
try-in
try-on
try for
try on
try one's hand
try one's luck
try out
try out one's own chops
try square
tryal
tryals
trye
tryed
tryer
tryers
trygon
tryhard
tryhards

Literary usage of Try on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1890)
"... to see and try. on resuming their conference with the Directors of the West India Company, whether their Honors could not agree to and approve the ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1909)
"... forcible en- i try on property. 7. Upon the question of good faith and use of excessive force by a property owner who, in attempting to enter upon the ..."

3. Calendar of Wills on File and Recorded in the Offices of the Clerk of the by Berthold Fernow, New York (State). Secretary's Office (1896)
"Will proved by testimony of William Petrie of Kingsland District, try on Co., physician, and Jacob G. Klock of Palatine Distr, same County, esquire, ..."

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