try
IPA: trˈaɪ
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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
adjective
- (obsolete) Fine, excellent.
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Examples of "try" in Sentences
- He is trying to be a stoic.
- He is trying to be shipshape.
- This is not trying to misguide people.
- That is clearly not plodding and trying.
- Masticating nuts is hard, but it's worth to try.
- Researchers are trying hard to protract human life.
- I try, but * try* really is the operative word here.
- "My dear, dear child, try, _try_ to conquer the propensity!
- I'm not trying to delude the public, I'm trying to write truthfully.
- "Let me try one branch for an experiment -- I _will try_ one branch!"
- You are trying to liberalize and be objective and hide the hard facts.
- It's really hard when you're trying to troubleshoot the customers issue.
- You're not trying to write neutrally, but you're trying to write persuasively.
- 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.
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