to try on

– B1-B2 (intermediate) –

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In Canadian English, this phrasal verb typically means:

1. to put a particular item of clothing on your body for the first time in order to see if you like it or not

EXAMPLES

1. “Change rooms are rooms in clothing stores where customers can try on new clothes to see if they want to buy them.”

2. “My wife does not like trying on clothes in the store. “It takes too much time to wait for people,” she says. She prefers to buy the clothes, try them on at home, and then return them, if necessary.”

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