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Idiom

make trial of

Meaning

To check the quality, reliability, performance or genuineness of (something or someone).

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I want to make trial of this new software before buying it.”

“Before hiring the new assistant, the manager decided to make trial of his skills with a small, urgent project.”

“The scientists resolved to make trial of the experimental vaccine, carefully documenting every reaction to ensure the safety of the volunteers.”

Examples

simple

“I want to make trial of this new software before buying it.”

contextual

“Before hiring the new assistant, the manager decided to make trial of his skills with a small, urgent project.”

complex

“The scientists resolved to make trial of the experimental vaccine, carefully documenting every reaction to ensure the safety of the volunteers.”

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