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try-on

try-on

6 3.7
An act of putting on clothes to see if they fit or look good
  • noun
  • /ˈtraɪˌɑn/
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  • Charlotte stands before a full-length mirror, trying on a dress.
  • trying on a dress
  • trying on shoes
  • trying on clothes

I'm standing in my closet and I have not done a try on haul in so long.

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Examples

  • After trying on only two dresses, I knew I'd found the one.

    Blog text (3)

  • I tried on her clothes in front of the mirror.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Karen had watched women trying on clothes all her life.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Do you have a private chamber where I can try on these garments?

    Meet Dave (2008)

  • Joe is trying on a safari jacket.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • We see a young, tough-looking man and woman trying on wigs.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • When I go shopping, I often spend time in the fitting room trying on different dresses to see which one suits me best.

  • Before purchasing new shoes, always remember to try on both pairs to ensure they fit comfortably.

  • She decided to try on several outfits for the party to find the one that made her feel confident.

Synonyms

trying on
vstry-on
18 1.6

Putting on clothes to see if they fit or suit you

has identical meaning but appears as a hyphenated noun label
fitting
vstry-on
18 3.7

An occasion when clothes are tried on to check the fit

is the simple act of putting clothes on to check fit not to alter them

Surface Forms

try-on singular
try-ons plural

Morphology

try-on = try on (transparent) = try + on

The noun directly names the act expressed by the phrasal verb 'try on', so the meaning is straightforwardly recoverable from its parts.

Etymology

The word try-on comes from the verb try meaning 'test' and the word on meaning 'wear'. So a try-on is a 'test by wearing' — putting clothes on to see if they fit or look good.