try
To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
Verb 4 meanings
To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
“I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.”
To test, to work out.
“I tried mixing more white paint to get a lighter shade.”
To experiment, to strive.
To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
Noun 4 meanings
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 field goal or extra point
Etymology
From Middle English trien (“to separate out, sift, choose, select, evaluate, try a legal case”), from Anglo-Norman trier, triher, triere (“to divide, separate, choose, select, prove, determine, try a case”), Old French trier (“to choose, pick out or separate from others, sift, cull”), of uncertain origin.
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TRY at a glance
TRY has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #281 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with try
All rhymes- COUNTRY12
- INDUSTRY12
- ENTRY8
- MINISTRY13
- POETRY11
- CHEMISTRY19
- INFANTRY14
- GEOMETRY14
- REGISTRY12
- FORESTRY14
- PSYCHIATRY23
- POULTRY12
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