try

IPA: trˈaɪ

An attempt.
An act of tasting or sampling.
(rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A screen, or sieve, for grain.
(American football) A field goal or extra point
(chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
(obsolete) To divide; to separate.
To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
(one sort from another) To winnow; to sift; to pick out; frequently followed by out.
(nautical) To extract oil from blubber or fat; to melt down blubber to obtain oil
To extract wax from a honeycomb
To test, to work out.
To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
To put to test.
(specifically) To test someone's patience.
(figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
To taste, sample, etc.
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
(with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
(law) To put on trial.
To experiment, to strive.
To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
(obsolete) To do; to fare.
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
(euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
(nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
(slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want

Examples of "try" in Sentences

I try, but * try* really is the operative word here.
"My dear, dear child, try, _try_ to conquer the propensity!
"Let me try one branch for an experiment -- I _will try_ one branch!"
Why, yes, certainly; and I will try -- oh, I will _try_ not to disturb you again.
But I try - *try* - to extend the person a good long silken rope before I hang them.
"She's been there two weeks, and I haven't seen them try -- really _try_ -- to communicate with her."
~MyClass () printf ( "Myclass dtor\r\n"); int _tmain (int argc, _TCHAR* argv []) try printf ( "in __try block\r\n");
Just let any one try to stop his course, his readiness for snapping fingers at The Job; just let them _try_ it, that was all he wanted!
The topic has come up a lot and the people I talk to tend to argue for the \'not enough time\ 'conundrum and I try to get them to just \'try it\' for a while.
apparently, they have revamp their website to version 3! thanks for the info~ juz checked it out~ now will show ur uploaded files first instead of the upload page~ last time upload not beri stable one~ dun noe got improve arnots~ me uploot TNN beedeo let sonic gorgor laoloot try try~