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Lulla Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Phrasal Verb - Try On
Try on
Definition: to put on an item of clothing in order to see what it looks like or to check it is the right size.
(This verb has more than one meaning)
E.g. 1: Wow, this cap looks awsome, may I try it on?
E.g. 2: I'd tried it on several times until I've finally bought these pants.
I'm not sure about the grammar of this second sentence. Is it right?
Definition: to put on an item of clothing in order to see what it looks like or to check it is the right size.
(This verb has more than one meaning)
E.g. 1: Wow, this cap looks awsome, may I try it on?
E.g. 2: I'd tried it on several times until I've finally bought these pants.
I'm not sure about the grammar of this second sentence. Is it right?
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Hi, Definition: to put on an item of clothing in order to see what it looks like or to check it is the right size. g. 1: Wow, this cap looks awEsome , may I try it on?
- Hi, Definition: to put on an item of clothing in order to see what it looks like or to check it is the right size.
- g.
- 1: Wow, this cap looks awEsome , may I try it on?
- g.
- 2: I'd tried it on several times until I've finally bought these pants.
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Hi,
Definition: to put on an item of clothing in order to see what it looks like or to check it is the right size.
(This verb has more than one meaning)
E.g. 1: Wow, this cap looks awEsome, may I try it on?
E.g. 2: I'd tried it on several times until I've finally bought these pants.
Definition: to put on an item of clothing in order to see what it looks like or to check it is the right size.
(This verb has more than one meaning)
E.g. 1: Wow, this cap looks awEsome, may I try it on?
E.g. 2: I'd tried it on several times until I've finally bought these pants.
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You're right, Clive.
Yes, it meant the pants. My bad.
When I say I TRIED ... shouldn't there be a time period specified? Like, I tried them LAST week and ...
Then I said I had tried (action started and ended in the past tense) them on several times until I have finally bought (action started in an uncertain past) these pants.
Thanks for checking me out, Clive!
Yes, it meant the pants. My bad.
When I say I TRIED ... shouldn't there be a time period specified? Like, I tried them LAST week and ...
Then I said I had tried (action started and ended in the past tense) them on several times until I have finally bought (action started in an uncertain past) these pants.
Thanks for checking me out, Clive!
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Hi,
When I say I TRIED ... shouldn't there be a time period specified? If you wnat to, although don't forget you can do this in another sentence: I went to the mall last week. I bought a pair of pants ....
But you can also tell me I went to the mall and bought ... I don't care when, I'm intere
When I say I TRIED ... shouldn't there be a time period specified? If you wnat to, although don't forget you can do this in another sentence: I went to the mall last week. I bought a pair of pants ....
But you can also tell me I went to the mall and bought ... I don't care when, I'm intere
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Thanks, Clive, for the excellent explanation. 
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I am new to the forum. I appreciate your commentaries which I find helpful.
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