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try - definition and meaning Community Word of the day Random word Log in or Sign up try love try Define Relate List Discuss See Hear un Love Definitions from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. intransitive verb To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt. intransitive verb To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability. intransitive verb To make an effort to open (a closed door or window). intransitive verb To conduct the trial of (a legal claim). intransitive verb To put (an accused person) on trial. intransitive verb To subject to great strain or hardship; tax. intransitive verb To melt (lard, for example) to separate out impurities; render. intransitive verb To make an effort; strive. noun An attempt; an effort. noun Sports In Rugby, an act of advancing the ball past the opponent's goal line and grounding it there for a score of three points. idiom ( try (one's) hand ) To attempt to do something for the first time. idiom ( try (one's) fortune ) To make an effort or take a risk to be successful, especially as a newcomer. from The Century Dictionary. noun The act of trying; a trial; experiment; effort. noun In foot-ball , in the Rugby game, the right to carry the ball in front of the goal and try to kick a goal. When goals are equal, the game is decided by the majority of tries. noun A sieve; riddle; screen. To separate, as what is good from what is bad; separate by sifting; sift. Hence— To select; cull; pick out. To ascertain by sifting or examination. To separate (metal) from the ore or dross by melting; refine; assay. To separate or reduce by boiling or steaming; render: generally with out : as, to try out lard or blubber. To put to the test or proof; subject to experimental treatment, comparison with a standard, or the like, in order to determine the truth, accuracy, power, strength, speed, fitness, or other quality of; test; prove: as, to try weights and measures; to try a new invention; to try conclusions; to try one's patience, or one's luck. To use, apply, or practise tentatively; experiment with: as, to try a new remedy; also, to experiment upon; treat tentatively. To endeavor experimentally to find out. To experience; have knowledge of by experience. To undertake; attempt; essay. To examine judicially; bring or set before a court with evidence or argument, or both, for a final judicial determination; submit to the examination and decision or sentence of a judicial tribunal: as, to try a case; to try a prisoner. To bring to a decision; determine; settle; hence, to decide by combat. To bear hardly upon; subject to trials or suffering; afflict: as, the family has been sorely tried. To strain: as, to try the eyes. To incite to wrong; tempt; solicit. To invite; escort. In joinery , to dress with a trying-plane. See trying-plane . To attempt; undertake. To exert strength; make an effort; endeavor; attempt: as, to try for a situation. To find or show what a person or a thing is; prove by experience; make or hold a trial. Nautical , to lie to in a gale under storm-sails so as to keep a ship's bow to the sea. In angling , to fish again over a pool or stream where the fish have refused to bite before, as with a different cast of flies, from another direction with regard to the wind or sun, etc.: also used transitively: as, to try back the water. Hence— To transude, or ooze out, as sweat: as, the perspiration is trying out of him. Synonyms To seek, essay, strive. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. adjective obsolete Refined; select; excellent; choice. noun Obs. or Prov. Eng. A screen, or sieve, for grain. noun Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial. noun In Rugby and Northern Union football, a score (counting three points) made by grounding the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line; -- so called because it entitles the side making it to a place kick for a goal (counting two points more if successful). intransitive verb To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt. Etymologies from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition [Middle English trien , to pick out, separate (right from wrong), test, attempt, from Old French trier , to pick out; akin to Provençal and Catalan triar , to pick out, of unknown origin.] from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License From Middle English trien ("to try a legal case"), from Anglo-Norman trier ("to try a case"), Old French trier ("to choose, pick out or separate from others, sift, cull"), of uncertain origin. Believed to be a metathetic variation of Old French tirer ("to pull out, snatch"), from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (tiran, "to tear away, remove"), from Proto-Germanic *tiranan, *tirōnan (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”), see tear . Related to Occitan triar ("to pick out, choose from among others"). Support Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word try . Examples 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. James M. Lynch: Free Life Course: The Game Of Life 2010 But I try - *try* - to extend the person a good long silken rope before I hang them. The Illuminated Crowd 2008 "She's been there two weeks, and I haven't seen them try -- really _try_ -- to communicate with her." Asimov's Science Fiction 2005 I try , but * try* really is the operative word here. rainandfire Diary Entry rainandfire 2001 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! Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Sinclair Lewis 1918 Why, yes, certainly; and I will try -- oh, I will _try_ not to disturb you again. The Sleeping-Car, a farce William Dean Howells 1878 "Let me try one branch for an experiment -- I _will try_ one branch!" Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Maria Edgeworth 1808 ~MyClass () printf ( "Myclass dtor\r\n"); int _tmain (int argc, _TCHAR* argv []) try printf ( "in __try block\r\n"); Site Home 2010 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~ www.hardwarezone.com Reviews Ows 2009 "My dear, dear child, try , _try_ to conquer the propensity! Elsie's Kith and Kin Martha Finley 1868 Related Words Log in or sign up to add your own related words. synonyms (195) Words with the same meaning ! acid test agonize aim annoy appraise approach arbitrate aspire assay attempt bash bear hard upon bid bid for blank determination bolt bother bring to test brouillon burden chance charge the jury check choice clarify clear conduct a trial confirm contend for crack criterion crucial test crucible crucify cut and try dab decide decrassify demonstrate depurate determination determine distill distress do docimasy edulcorate effort elute endeavor engage essay essentialize examine excellent excruciate experience experiment extract fare feeling out filter filtrate first draft fish fling gambit give a try give a tryout go go hard with go ill with harass harrow hassle have a go hear hold court hold the scales hope inspect irk jab judge kiteflying leach lick lie on lift a finger lixiviate load make an attempt make an effort martyr move offer officiate oppress ordeal overburden overload pain percolate play around with pop practice upon probation proof prove pull for purify put to trial rack rectify referee refine refined research road-test rough draft rough sketch run a sample sample sampling screen scrutinize seek select separate settle shake down shot sieve sift sit in judgment slap solicit sounding out spiritualize stab stagger standard step strain strain for stress strike strive strive for striving stroke strong bid struggle struggle for sublimate sublime substantiate taste tasting tempt tentative test test case torment torture touchdown touchstone trial trial and error trouble try a case try for try it on try one try out umpire undertake undertaking validate venture venture on venture upon verification verify vex weigh weigh down weigh heavy on weigh on weigh upon whack whirl winnow wring hypernyms (11) Words that are more generic or abstract anguish assume don get into hurt melt melt down pain put on run wear same context (25) Words that are found in similar contexts beat carry catch do find give have keep kill know let lie make move pick read run say stay stop take talk throw wait win variants (1) Variants tried forms (3) Forms tried tries trying cross-references (14) Cross-references afflict attempt endeavor judge strain to try a fall to try back to try conclusions with a person to try it on the other leg to try on to try one's hand to try out trying up trying-up machine rhymes (149) Words with the same terminal sound Ai Alai Ally Bi Bligh Bly Brunei Cai Cy Dai Di Dubai Eye Fae Fi Fry Frye Gae Guy I I. 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