try
verb
[ trʌɪ ]
• make an attempt or effort to do something.
• "he tried to regain his breath"
Similar:
attempt,
endeavour,
make an effort,
exert oneself,
seek,
strive,
struggle,
do one's best,
do one's utmost,
do all one can,
undertake,
aim,
set out,
take it on oneself,
try one's hand at,
have a go/shot/crack/stab/bash,
give it one's best shot,
bend/lean over backwards,
bust a gut,
do one's damnedest,
pull out all the stops,
go all out,
go for broke,
knock oneself out,
break one's neck,
move heaven and earth,
give it a burl,
give it a fly,
essay,
assay,
• subject (someone) to trial.
• "he was arrested and tried for the murder"
• make severe demands on (a person or a quality, typically patience).
• "Mary tried everyone's patience to the limit"
Similar:
tax,
make severe demands on,
strain,
put a strain on,
test,
stretch,
sap,
drain,
exhaust,
wear out,
tire out,
weary,
• smooth (roughly planed wood) with a plane to give an accurately flat surface.
try
noun
• an effort to accomplish something; an attempt.
• "he got his membership card on his third try"
Similar:
attempt,
go,
effort,
endeavour,
bid,
shot,
crack,
stab,
bash,
whack,
essay,
• an act of touching the ball down behind the opposing goal line, scoring points and entitling the scoring side to a kick at goal.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French trier ‘sift’, of unknown origin. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the early 17th century.
TRY
abbreviation
• Turkish lira (or lire).
