try

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noun

1 attempt

ADJECTIVE

▪ good, nice

▪ Never mind—it was a good try. Better luck next time.

▪ another

▪ first, second, etc.

▪ She passed the test on the first try.

▪ her second try at a Broadway musical

VERB + TRY

▪ have

▪ Can I have a try?

▪ give sth

▪ It looks difficult, but let's give it a try.

▪ be worth

▪ It may not work, but it's certainly worth a try.

PREPOSITION

▪ try at

▪ She's having another try at the marathon.

2 scoring move in rugby

ADJECTIVE

▪ dazzling, excellent, good, great, splendid, superb, well-taken

▪ opening

▪ last-minute, late

▪ decisive, winning

▪ penalty

▪ pushover

VERB + TRY

▪ get, go over for, score

▪ convert

PREPOSITION

▪ try against

▪ He scored three tries against New Zealand.

▪ try by, try from

▪ an excellent try by winger Neil Lang
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verb

ADVERB

▪ desperately, frantically, furiously, hard, mightily (esp. AmE)

▪ She was trying desperately to stay afloat.

▪ Sam was trying hard not to laugh.

▪ gamely, valiantly

▪ She tried valiantly to smile through her tears.

▪ actively

▪ Do you actively try to get involved in other people's projects?

▪ consciously, deliberately, intentionally, purposely

▪ I wondered if he was purposely trying to avoid me.

▪ constantly, continually, repeatedly

▪ I'm constantly trying to make things better.

▪ clumsily

▪ I clumsily tried to make amends.

▪ hurriedly

▪ I hurriedly tried to unlock the door.

▪ feebly

▪ at least

▪ Can you guys at least try and be nice to her?

▪ fruitlessly, futilely (esp. AmE), in vain, unsuccessfully, vainly

▪ allegedly

▪ a treason charge for allegedly trying to overthrow the government by force

VERB + TRY

▪ decide to

▪ I decided to try again.

▪ dare (sb) to

▪ I dare you to try and stop her.

▪ bother to

▪ She didn't even bother to try to check on her son.

▪ continue to

▪ We have to continue to try to learn more about this.

▪ hesitate to

▪ He wouldn't hesitate to try and kill them.

▪ be going to

▪ I hope you're not going to try and deny it.

▪ be tempted to

▪ be tempting to

▪ let sb

▪ Can't you do it? Let me try.

PHRASES

▪ be just trying to do sth, be only trying to do sth

▪ I was just trying to help!

▪ give up trying

▪ I've given up trying to persuade her.

▪ try your best, try your hardest, try your utmost

▪ I tried my best not to laugh.

Try is used with these nouns as the object: ↑approach, ↑avenue, ↑case, ↑cuisine, ↑delicacy, ↑diplomacy, ↑dish, ↑door, ↑exercise, ↑experiment, ↑handle, ↑idea, ↑knob, ↑luck, ↑manoeuvre, ↑patience, ↑ploy, ↑recipe, ↑remedy, ↑restaurant, ↑route, ↑shot, ↑tack, ↑tactic, ↑technique, ↑trick, ↑yoga

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try to — try and, try to 1. Try, like come and go, can be followed by and + verb instead of by a to infinitive: • Try and survive, try and live with the system Gerald Seymour, 1983. This use is somewhat more informal than the construction with to, and… … Modern English usage
Try — «Try» Сингл P!nk из альбома The Truth About Love Сторон … Википедия
Try — Try, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trying}.] [OE. trien to select, pick out, F. trier to cull, to out, LL. tritare to triturate (hence the sense of, to thresh, to separate the grain from the straw, to select), L. terere, tritum,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
try — ► VERB (tries, tried) 1) make an attempt or effort to do something. 2) (also try out) test (something new or different) in order to see if it is suitable, effective, or pleasant. 3) attempt to open (a door), contact (someone), etc. 4) (try on)… … English terms dictionary
try — [trī] vt. tried, trying [ME trien < OFr trier < ? VL * tritare, to cull out, grind < L tritus, pp. of terere, to rub, thresh grain: see TRITE] 1. Obs. to separate; set apart 2. a) to melt or render (fat, etc.) to get (the oil) b) to… … English World dictionary
try — vt tried, try·ing [Anglo French trier to choose, sort, ascertain, examine judicially, from Old French, to choose, sort] 1: to examine or investigate judicially no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United… … Law dictionary
try — interj. kartojant nusakomas smarkus dūdavimas, trimitavimas: Padūduok, Jonai. – Nemoku, ponai. – Bizūnas Jonui. – Try try try ponui LLDI145(Dgč). Trimitas try try try, tū tū tū Tršk … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
try — [n] attempt all one’s got*, best shot*, bid, crack*, dab, effort, endeavor, essay, fling*, go*, jab*, pop*, shot*, slap*, stab*, striving, struggle, trial, undertaking, whack*, whirl*; concepts 87,677 Ant. abstention try [v1] attempt aim, aspire … New thesaurus
try it on — (informal) To attempt to do something risky or audacious to see how far one can go unscathed • • • Main Entry: ↑try * * * Brit., informal attempt to deceive or seduce someone he was trying it on with my wife ■ deliberately test someone s patience … Useful english dictionary
Try — Try, v. i. 1. To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn. [1913 Webster] 2. To do; to fare; as, how do you try! [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Try — Try, a. [Cf. {Try}, v. t.] Refined; select; excellent; choice. [Obs.] Sugar that is try. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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