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1. Trying something to find out about it
   - trial, trial run, test, dummy run [Brit]
    
2. A test of the suitability of a performer
   - audition

1. Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
   - test, prove, try, examine, essay, trial
    
2. Try something new, as in order to gain experience
   - experiment
    
3. Perform in order to get a role
   - audition
    
4. Take a sample of
   - sample, try, taste

Derived forms: tried out, tries out, tryouts, trying out

See also: try

Type of: consume, evaluate, experiment, experimentation, have, ingest, judge, pass judgment, perform, run, take, take in, test, trial

Encyclopedia: Tryout