A procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality

• tryout

  1. A test to ascertain the qualifications of applicants, as for an athletic team or theatrical role.
  2. An experimental performance of a play before its official opening.

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• trial

  1. A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury:
  2. An instance of such a proceeding:
  3. The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof:

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• test

  1. A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial:
  2. A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.
  3. A basis for evaluation or judgment:

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• proof

  1. The evidence or argument that compels the mind to accept an assertion as true.
  2. The validation of a proposition by application of specified rules, as of induction or deduction, to assumptions, axioms, and sequentially derived conclusions.
  3. A statement or argument used in such a validation.

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• essay

  1. A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.
  2. Something resembling such a composition:
  3. A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing:

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A trying to do or make something

• take

  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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• shot

  1. The firing or discharge of a weapon, such as a gun.
  2. The distance over which something is shot; the range.
  3. An attempt to hit a target with a projectile:

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• try

  1. To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt:
  2. To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability:
  3. To make an effort to open (a closed door or window).

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• trial

  1. A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury:
  2. An instance of such a proceeding:
  3. The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof:

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• stab

  1. To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
  2. To plunge (a pointed weapon or instrument) into something.
  3. To make a thrusting or poking motion at or into:

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• offer

  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

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• go

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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• essay

  1. A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.
  2. Something resembling such a composition:
  3. A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing:

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• endeavor

  1. A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.
  2. Purposeful or industrious activity; enterprise.
  3. To attempt (fulfillment of a responsibility or an obligation, for example) by employment or expenditure of effort:

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• effort

  1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.
  2. A difficult exertion of strength or will:
  3. A usually earnest attempt:

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• crack

  1. To break without complete separation of parts:
  2. To break or snap apart:
  3. To make a sharp snapping sound:

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• attempt

  1. To try to perform, make, or achieve:
  2. To tempt.
  3. To try to seize or get control of by attacking.

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To subject to a procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality

• try out

  1. To test something in order to see if it works.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.

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• try

  1. To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt:
  2. To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability:
  3. To make an effort to open (a closed door or window).

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• test

  1. A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial:
  2. A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.
  3. A basis for evaluation or judgment:

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• prove

  1. To establish the truth or validity of (something) by the presentation of argument or evidence:
  2. To demonstrate the reality of (something):
  3. To show (oneself) to be what is specified or to have a certain characteristic:

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• examine

  1. To observe carefully or critically; inspect:
  2. To study or analyze:
  3. To test or check the condition or health of:

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• essay

  1. A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.
  2. Something resembling such a composition:
  3. A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing:

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• check

  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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To make a judgment as to the worth or value of

• value

  1. An amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else; a fair price or return.
  2. Monetary or material worth:
  3. Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit:

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• valuate

  1. To set a value for; appraise.

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• size up

  1. (idiomatic) To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something.

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• rate

  1. A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity:
  2. A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion:
  3. The cost per unit of a commodity or service:

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• judge

  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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• gauge

  1. The distance between the two rails of a railroad.
  2. The distance between two wheels on an axle.
  3. The interior diameter of a shotgun barrel as determined by the number of lead balls of a size exactly fitting the barrel that are required to make one pound. Often used in combination:

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• evaluate

  1. To ascertain or fix the value or amount of:
  2. To determine the importance, effectiveness, or worth of; assess:
  3. To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

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• estimate

  1. To calculate approximately (the amount, extent, magnitude, position, or value of something).
  2. To form an opinion about; evaluate:
  3. A tentative evaluation or rough calculation, as of worth, quantity, or size:

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• calculate

  1. To ascertain by computation; reckon:
  2. To make an estimate of; evaluate:
  3. To make for a deliberate purpose; design:

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• assess

  1. To determine the value, significance, or extent of; appraise.
  2. To estimate the value of (property) for taxation.
  3. To set or determine the amount of (a payment, such as a tax or fine).

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• appraise

  1. To estimate the price or value of:
  2. To make a considered judgment about; assess or size up:

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To make an attempt to do or make

• try

  1. To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt:
  2. To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability:
  3. To make an effort to open (a closed door or window).

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• strive

  1. To exert much effort or energy; endeavor.
  2. To struggle or fight forcefully; contend:

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• seek

  1. To try to locate or discover; search for:
  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach:
  3. To go to or toward:

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• essay

  1. A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.
  2. Something resembling such a composition:
  3. A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing:

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• endeavor

  1. A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.
  2. Purposeful or industrious activity; enterprise.
  3. To attempt (fulfillment of a responsibility or an obligation, for example) by employment or expenditure of effort:

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• attempt

  1. To try to perform, make, or achieve:
  2. To tempt.
  3. To try to seize or get control of by attacking.

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