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try

/tɹaɪ/noun, verb1 syllable

Try means: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.

Synonyms for try35

noun, as in earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour

verb, as in put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

test, prove, try out, examine, essay

verb, as in make an effort or attempt

seek, attempt, essay, assay

verb, as in take a sample of

sample, try out, taste

verb, as in put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

judge, adjudicate

verb, as in test the limits of

strain, stress

verb, as in examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

hear

verb, as in melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

render

verb, as in put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice

try on

also used for try

fand, mint, take a run at, take a stab at, doom, adjudge, arbitrate, deem, rule on, strive, put, keep, etc. one's nose to the grindstone, put one's back into, give 110%

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What does try mean?10

verb

1

put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to“This approach has been tried with good results”

2

make an effort or attempt“He tried to shake off his fears”

3

take a sample of“Try these new crackers”

4

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”

5

test the limits of“You are trying my patience!”

6

examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process“The jury had heard all the evidence”

7

melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities“try the yak butter”

8

put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice“Try on this sweater to see how it looks”

9

give pain or trouble to“I've been sorely tried by these students”

noun

1

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something“made an effort to cover all the reading material”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with try?60

three syllables

fbi
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for try, grouped by syllable

Try in a sentence

  • Try as he might, he couldn't get the door open.AlanF_US
  • If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.AMIKEMA
  • If you try very hard, you will succeed.CK
  • Try as they may, they will never succeed.Dejo
  • However fast you may try to run, you will never beat a motorbike.Dejo
  • No matter how hard you try, the result will be the same.CK
  • Even if you don't like rum, try a glass of this.CM
  • If you try at all, you should try your best.AlanF_US

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Forms of try

as a noun

plural
tries

as a verb

past tense
tried
present participle
trying
third-person singular
tries
past participle
tried