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try
An attempt.
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noun
An attempt.
“I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it.”
An act of tasting or sampling.
“I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it.”
A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
“Today I scored my first try.”
A screen, or sieve, for grain.
A field goal or extra point
verb
To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
“I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.”
To divide; to separate.
To test, to work out.
To experiment, to strive.
To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
“Repeated failures try one's patience.”
(used with another verb) To want
“I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that.”
adjective
Fine, excellent.
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Example Sentences
I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it.
I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it.
Today I scored my first try.
I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.
Repeated failures try one's patience.
I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that.
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