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▸ noun: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something ("She gave it a good try")
▸ verb: make an effort or attempt
▸ verb: melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities ("Try the yak butter")
▸ verb: test the limits of ("You are trying my patience!")
▸ verb: give pain or trouble to
▸ verb: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
▸ verb: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice ("Try on this sweater to see how it looks")
▸ verb: take a sample of ("Try these new crackers")
▸ verb: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
▸ verb: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #38977)
▸ Also see trys
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▸ noun: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something ("She gave it a good try")
▸ verb: make an effort or attempt
▸ verb: melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities ("Try the yak butter")
▸ verb: test the limits of ("You are trying my patience!")
▸ verb: give pain or trouble to
▸ verb: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
▸ verb: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice ("Try on this sweater to see how it looks")
▸ verb: take a sample of ("Try these new crackers")
▸ verb: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
▸ verb: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #38977)
▸ Also see trys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to try
▸ Usage examples for try
▸ Idioms related to try (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing try
▸ Words that often appear near try
▸ Rhymes of try
▸ Invented words related to try