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English noun: try | |||
| 1. | try (act) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | ||
| Samples | Made an effort to cover all the reading material. Wished him luck in his endeavor. She gave it a good try. | ||
| Synonyms | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | batting, battle, best, bid, contribution, crack, essay, fling, foray, go, liberation, mug's game, nisus, offer, pains, part, pass, play, power play, run, seeking, share, shot, shot, squeeze, squeeze play, stab, strain, striving, struggle, takeover attempt, test, test, trial, trial, whirl, worst | ||
English verb: try | |||
| 1. | try (social) make an effort or attempt | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | They try to move | ||
| Synonyms | assay, attempt, essay, seek | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adventure, chance, endeavor, endeavour, fight, gamble, give it a try, give it a try, give it a whirl, grope, have a go, hazard, lay on the line, pick up the gauntlet, put on the line, risk, risk, run a risk, strive, struggle, take a chance, take a dare, take chances | ||
| 2. | try (social) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | ||
| Samples | This approach has been tried with good results. Test this recipe. | ||
| Synonyms | essay, examine, prove, test, try out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | control, field-test, float, verify | ||
| 3. | try (social) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | ||
| Samples | The football star was tried for the murder of his wife. The judge tried both father and son in separate trials. | ||
| Examples | They want to try the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | adjudicate, judge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | court-martial | ||
| 4. | try (consumption) take a sample of | ||
| Samples | Try these new crackers. Sample the regional dishes. | ||
| Examples | They try more bread | ||
| Synonyms | sample, taste, try out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | degust | ||
| 5. | try (social) examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process | ||
| Samples | The jury had heard all the evidence. The case will be tried in California. | ||
| Synonyms | hear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | examine, probe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rehear, retry | ||
| 6. | try (emotion) give pain or trouble to | ||
| Samples | I've been sorely tried by these students. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot try Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anguish, hurt, pain | ||
| 7. | try (emotion) test the limits of | ||
| Samples | You are trying my patience!. | ||
| Synonyms | strain, stress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | afflict | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rack | ||
| 8. | try (change) melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities | ||
| Samples | Try the yak butter. Render fat in a casserole. | ||
| Synonyms | render | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | melt, melt down, run | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 9. | try (body) put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice | ||
| Samples | Try on this sweater to see how it looks. | ||
| Examples | They try the cape | ||
| Synonyms | try on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assume, don, get into, put on, wear | ||
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