〜てみる

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Combine みる with a て form verb to express "try to (verb)".

E.g. 読よんでみる "to try to read"

The てみる construction can be used to talk about things we want to try, have tried, or will try, as well as to make suggestions or polite requests.

～てみる can be used in casual or polite situations, and みる will conjugate in order to adapt to the level of politeness (e.g. ～てみませんか, etc.).

Summary

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  ～てみる means "to try to..."

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  ～てみる can be used to talk about things we want to try, have tried, or will try, as well as to make suggestions or polite request

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  ～てみる can be casual or polite