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PHRASAL VERBS 400

 touch on (tr)

 mention or deal with (a subject) briefly; [bir konuya kısaca değinmek]

The topic I touched on at the beginning of my book is very important.
The speaker touched upon the effect of TV on children.

 trace back to (tr)

 find the source or cause of sth by going back over a series of events; [-in aslını, kökenini
araştırıp bulmak]

He traced his irrational fear of water back to something which had happened to him as a
child.

 track down (tr)

 find sb/sth. by searching, trace the whereabouts of; [-in kökenini bulncaya kadar takip
etmek, aramak, izini takip ederek yakalmak]

The policed tracked down the thieves and arrested them.
He insisted on tracking down the facts about that event.

 try for (tr)

 make an attempt to get or win sth; [-i elde etmeye çalışmak]

He was trying for a position.
Jack was trying for a job at a college.

 try on (tr)

 put on (clothing, etc) to see if it fits and how it looks; [(elbise, vs) denemek]

Try on the jacket before you buy it.
Where can I try on the trousers?

 try out (tr)

 test, check the function of; [denemek, test etmek]

Did you try out the television before you bought it?
The doctors haven’t tried out this drug on humans yet.