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Meaning of try

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

try

Pronunciation:/tɹaɪ//tɹaɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. An attempt.

    Example: I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it.

  2. An act of tasting or sampling.

    Example: I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it.

  3. A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.

    Example: Today I scored my first try.

  4. A screen, or sieve, for grain.

verb

Definitions

  1. To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

    Example: I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.

  2. To divide; to separate.

  3. To test, to work out.

  4. To experiment, to strive.