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Try

verb

(past & past part. tried; pres. part. trying)

1.

Make an effort or attempt. Synonyms: assay, attempt, essay, seek. "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"

2.

Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to. Synonyms: essay, examine, prove, test, try out. "Test this recipe"

3.

Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of. Synonyms: adjudicate, judge. "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

4.

Take a sample of. Synonyms: sample, taste, try out. "Sample the regional dishes"

5.

Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process. Synonym: hear. "The case will be tried in California"

6.

Give pain or trouble to.

7.

Test the limits of. Synonyms: strain, stress.

8.

Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities. Synonym: render. "Render fat in a casserole"

9.

Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice. Synonym: try on.

noun

1.

Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something. Synonyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour. "Wished him luck in his endeavor" , "She gave it a good try"

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— The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont • Robert Barr

... like a tug-boat in a choppy sea; if you have never—well, if you don't know what it's all like, and how it gets into the very bones of you so that the hankering never quite leaves you when you try to give it up, I'm not going to tell you. I can't. If I could, you'd know just how heady it made me feel those first few days after we started ...

— The Range Dwellers • B. M. Bower

... one is the odds I will stand, A hundred to one is the odds you command; Here's a handful of goldfinches ready to fly! May I venture a foot in my stirrup to try?" As he carelessly spoke, Dick directed a glance At his courser, and motioned her slyly askance:— You might tell by the singular toss of her head, And the prick of her ears, that his ...

— Rookwood • William Harrison Ainsworth

... is not a creed but a method, the essence of which lies in a rigorous application of a single principle. That principle is of great antiquity; it is as old as Socrates; as old as the writer who said, 'Try all things, hold fast by that which is good'; it is the foundation of the Reformation, which simply illustrated the axiom that every man should be able to give reason for the faith that is in him; it is ...

— Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work • P. Chalmers Mitchell

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