try for size

A form of try on for size — To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.

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Meanings

verbtry for size (third-person singular simple present tries for size, present participle trying for size, simple past and past participle tried for size)

present singular third person tries for size · participle present trying for size · participle past tried for size · past tried for size

  1. UKalternativeAlternative form of try on for size.
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APA

try for size. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20for%20size

MLA

“try for size.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20for%20size. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “try for size,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20for%20size.

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