try on

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to put clothes on to check their fit or appearance

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   try something on / try on something

   Usage: The garment is the object: try on a jacket, try the jacket on. Put personal pronouns inside: try it on. This is testing fit or appearance, not permanent wearing.

   Trying on the coat revealed that its sleeves were too short.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   Trying on the coat revealed that its sleeves were too short.

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