phrasal verb · informal
try on clothes
UK/traɪ ɒn kləʊðz/US/traɪ ɑn kloʊðz/TRY on CLOTHES
Band 4-5speakingtask1
to put clothes on to check fit or appearance before buying
Examples
“Can I try on these jeans before I buy them?”
“She tried on several dresses until she found the right one.”
“I prefer to try on clothes in the shop rather than guessing my size online.”
Band 8 sentence
“When shopping for a suit I always try on clothes in-store to check the fit and fabric under real lighting.”
Collocations
- try on a dress
- try on several sizes
Word family
try on phrasal verbtry-on nounclothes noun
Common mistakes
try clothes→try on clothes
Say it for a higher band
5try clothes→6put on clothes→7+try on clothes
Synonyms
put on
Easily confused
try out
“They tried out the new camera before deciding to buy it.”
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In Shopping & Money
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