Software Testing Terms

verb to compete against in a race or election

preposition in opposition to

• The candidate decided to run against the incumbent in the upcoming election.
• I heard that Sarah is going to run against Tom for class president.
• Are you seriously going to run against him? Good luck with that!
• Sometimes it feels like I'm constantly running against the clock to meet deadlines.

noun A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'try out' can be used as a noun to refer to a test or trial of something.

verb A verb is a word that expresses an action or state of being. 'Try out' is primarily used as a verb to indicate the act of testing or experimenting with something.

preposition A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In the phrase 'try out', 'out' is a preposition that indicates the direction or extent of the action of trying.

• I highly recommend that you try out this new software before making a decision.
• You should totally try out this new restaurant, I heard the food is amazing.
• Let's try out that new skate park downtown, I heard it's sick.
• Sometimes you just have to try out different paths in life to see where they lead.