try

Nouns

  • (n) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    • made an effort to cover all the reading material
    • wished him luck in his endeavor
    • she gave it a good try
    attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour,

Verbs

  • (v) make an effort or attempt
    • He tried to shake off his fears
    • The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
    • The police attempted to stop the thief
    • He sought to improve himself
    • She always seeks to do good in the world
    attempt, essay, assay, seek,
  • (v) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
    • This approach has been tried with good results
    • Test this recipe
    test, try out, essay, examine, prove,
  • (v) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
    • The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
    • The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
    adjudicate, judge,
  • (v) take a sample of
    • Try these new crackers
    • Sample the regional dishes
    sample, taste, try out,
  • (v) examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
    • The jury had heard all the evidence
    • The case will be tried in California
    hear,
  • (v) give pain or trouble to
    • I've been sorely tried by these students
  • (v) test the limits of
    • You are trying my patience!
    strain, stress,
  • (v) melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
    • try the yak butter
    • render fat in a casserole
    render,
  • (v) put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
    • Try on this sweater to see how it looks
    try on,

Synonyms

attempt effort endeavor endeavour essay assay seek test try out examine prove adjudicate judge sample taste hear strain stress render try on

See also

test try out essay examine prove

Words of close approximity

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