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try (trī)

transitive verb tried, try′·ing

  1. Obsolete to separate; set apart
  2. : usually with out
    1. to melt or render (fat, etc.) to get (the oil)
    2. to extract or refine (metal, etc.) by heating
  3. Now Rare to settle (a matter, quarrel, etc.) by a test or contest; fight out
    1. to examine and decide (a case) in a law court
    2. to determine legally the guilt or innocence of (a person)
    3. to preside as judge at the trial of (a case or person)
  5. to put to the proof; test
  6. to subject to trials, annoyance, etc.; afflict Job was sorely tried
  7. to subject to a severe test or strain rigors that try one's stamina
  8. to test the operation or effect of; experiment with; make a trial of to try a new recipe
  9. to attempt to find out or determine by experiment or effort to try one's fortune in another city
  10. to make an effort at; attempt; endeavor: followed by an infinitive [try to remember] or, informally, by and used in place of to as the sign of the infinitive [try and remember]
  11. to attempt to open (a door or window) in testing to see whether it is locked
  12. Obsolete to find to be so by test or experience; prove

Etymology: ME trien < OFr trier < ? VL *tritare, to cull out, grind < L tritus, pp. of terere, to rub, thresh grain: see trite

intransitive verb

  1. to make an effort, attempt, or endeavor
  2. to make an experiment

noun pl. tries

  1. the act or an instance of trying; attempt; effort; trial
  2. Rugby a scoring play in which the ball is grounded on or behind the opponent's goal line

try Idioms

try on

to test the fit or appearance of (an item of clothing, jewelry, etc.) by putting it on

try one's hand at

to attempt (to do something), esp. for the first time

try out

  1. ☆ to test the quality, result, value, etc. of, as by putting to use; experiment with
  2. ☆ to test one's fitness, as for a job, a place on an athletic team, a role in a play, etc.
try Synonyms

try

v.

  1. To endeavor

    attempt, essay, undertake, exert (oneself), contend, strive, make an effort, risk, have a try, contest, wrangle, labor, work, aspire, propose, seek, try to reach, do what one can, tackle, venture, struggle for, compete for, speculate, make every effort, put oneself out, vie for, aspire to, attack*, make a bid for*, beat one's brains*, bear down*, shoot at*, shoot for*, drive for*, chip away at*, do one's best*, bend over backward*, make a pass at*, go after*, go out of the way*, give a workout*, do all in one's power*, go through fire and water*, buckle down*, lift a finger*, break an arm*, break a blood vessel*, lay oneself out*, lay to*, do oneself justice*, have a go at*, make a go of it*, go all out*, leave no stone unturned*, move heaven and earth*, hump it*, file a strong bid*, go all lengths*, go to market*, knock oneself out*, bunch the hits*, break one's neck*, bust a gut*, take a crack at*, give it a whirl*, fight the good fight*.

  2. To test

    assay, investigate, put to the proof; see analyze 1, examine 1, 2.

  3. To conduct a trial

    hear, judge, examine, adjudicate, decide, hear a case, sit in judgment, give a fair hearing.

try is commonly the simple, direct word for putting forth effort to do something try to come, but specifically it connotes experimentation in testing or proving something I'll try your recipe; attempt, somewhat more formal, suggests a setting out to accomplish something but often connotes failure he had attempted to take his life; endeavor suggests exertion and determined effort in the face of difficulties we shall endeavor to recover your loss; essay connotes a tentative experimenting to test the feasibility of something difficult she will not essay the high jump; strive suggests great, earnest exertion to accomplish something strive to win; struggle suggests a violent striving to overcome obstacles or to free oneself from an impediment I struggled to reach the top

try Law Definition

v

To judiciously examine both sides of a dispute and to come to an equitable solution by virtue of a trial.
try Usage Examples

Object

  • something: And if you're looking for some tips, why not try something simple and elegant?
  • everything: In the past, naturally speaking, John and I had tried everything to be reunited - and utterly failed.
  • anything: Gil, have you ever tried anything by Guy Gavriel Kay?
  • thing: It also gives the young people the opportunity to try new things within an existing supportive relationship.

Converse of object

  • score: Wasps scored four tries, three of them coming from John Rudd, the other from fly half Mark Van Gisbergen.

Adjective complement

  • hard: They look like they're not really trying very hard.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • out: There are spaces in the trail for children to try out their art skills in response to the work found in the exhibition.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • out: I get to be the first to try out the new forum.

Infinitive complement

  • get: The BBC website trying to get a row going.
  • find: Try to find out what's really going on.
  • keep: All trying to keep warm at the start First stop - 100 yards across the roundabout for a comfort stop.
  • avoid: Try to avoid lunchtime in case you have to miss a meal.
  • explain: Mark, I'm trying to explain, but probably not very well, what I think.
  • do: You can also try to do the job of the brain in the game Staying alive.

Present participle complement

  • disable: If you're experiencing strange behavior, try disabling these programs before accessing your site.
  • ask: I have tried asking but most women take offense.
  • tell: I tried telling Ruth it was a bad idea for us to join in - yes we can play our instruments but sing!
  • search: Activity Again using SSCI, try searching for fewer than a hundred relevant references on ' children ' .

Preposition: for

  • sedition: The leaders of the convention were arrested, tried for sedition, and sentenced to fourteen years transportation.
  • murder: In Pontiac, Mich. , recently, Nathaniel Abraham was tried for a murder he committed when he was 11.
try Quotes

   Please don't try to make things nice! All the wrong notes are right† I want it that way.

—Iverson, Allen

Holding hands at midnight 'Neath a starry sky, Nice work if you can get it, And you can get it if you try.

—Gershwin, Ira originally Israel Gershowitz

I don't hate men, I just wish they'd try harder. Theyall want to be heroes and all we want is for them to stay at home and help with the housework and the kids. That's not the kind of heroism they enjoy.

—Winterson,Jeanette

Ever tried.Ever failed.No matter. Tryagain. Fail again. Fail better.

—Beckett, Samuel

Brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio. I try hard to be succinct, and am merely obscure.

—Horace full name  Quintus Horatius Flaccus   65

Alles Gescheite ist schon gedacht worden; man muss nur versuchen, es noch einmal zu denken. Everything clever has been thought of before.We must try to think it again.

—Goethe,JohannWolfgang von

If at first you don't succeed, Try, try again.

—Hickson,William Eward