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try

(trī)

v. tried (trīd), try·ing, tries (trīz)

v.tr.

1. To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt: tried to ski.

a. To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability: Try this casserole.

b. To make an effort to open (a closed door or window).

3. Law

a. To conduct the trial of (a legal claim): to try a negligence case.

b. To put (an accused person) on trial.

4. To subject to great strain or hardship; tax: The last steep ascent tried my every muscle.

5. To melt (lard, for example) to separate out impurities; render.

v.intr.

To make an effort; strive: I know it's not easy, but keep trying!

n. pl. tries (trīz)

1. An attempt; an effort.

2. Sports In Rugby, an act of advancing the ball past the opponent's goal line and grounding it there for a score of three points.

Phrasal Verbs:

try on

1. To don (a garment) to test its fit.

2. To test or use experimentally.

try out

1. To undergo a competitive qualifying test, as for a job or athletic team.

2. To test or use experimentally.

Idioms:

try (one's) hand

To attempt to do something for the first time: I tried my hand at skiing.

try (one's) fortune

To make an effort or take a risk to be successful, especially as a newcomer.

[Middle English trien, to pick out, separate (right from wrong), test, attempt, from Old French trier, to pick out; akin to Provençal and Catalan triar, to pick out, of unknown origin.]

Usage Note: The phrase try and is commonly used as a substitute for try to, as in Could you try and make less noise? A number of grammarians have labeled the construction incorrect. To be sure, the usage is associated with informal style and strikes an inappropriately conversational note in formal writing. In our 2005 survey, just 55 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the construction in the sentence Why don't you try and see if you can work the problem out for yourselves?

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try on

vb (tr, adverb)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) to put on (an article of clothing) to find out whether it fits or is suitable

2. try it on informal to attempt to deceive or fool someone

informal Brit an action or statement made to test out a person's gullibility, tolerance, etc

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Verb 1. [画像:try on - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice]try on - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"

try

don, put on, get into, wear, assume - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

Translations

يَقيسيَقْيسُ ثَوْباً

zkoušet sizkusit si

prøve

sovittaa

isprobati

felpróbál

máta

misurare provare

試着する

입어 보다

skúšať si

prova

ลองสวมใส่

denemek prova etmek

thử mặc

试穿

w>try on

vt sep

clothes → anprobieren ; hat → aufprobieren

(fig inf) to try it on with somebody → probieren, wie weit man bei jdm gehen kann, jdn provozieren ; the policeman warned the thief not to try anything on → der Polizist warnte den Dieb, keine Mätzchen (inf) → or Dummheiten zu machen ; he’s just trying it on → er probiert nur, wie weit er gehen or wie weit er es treiben kann; don’t you try it on with me, or I’ll tell my husband → versuchs nicht bei or mit mir, sonst sag ichs meinem Mann

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try

(trai) verb

1. to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc). He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree! probeer يُحاوِل опитвам tentar pokusit se versuchen prøve; forsøge προσπαθώ intentar üritama, püüdma تلاش کردن yrittää essayer לְנַסוֹת कोशिश करना pokušati megpróbál berusaha reyna provare やってみる 시도하다 (pa)bandyti mēģināt mencuba proberen prøve, forsøke próbować زیار ویستل tentar a încerca (să) пытаться pokúsiť sa poskusiti pokušati försöka พยายาม yapmaya çalışmak, denemek, gayret etmek 試圖,努力 старатися, намагатися کوشش کرنا cố gắng 试图,努力

2. to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc. She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets. op die proef stel يُجَرِّب، يَخْتَبِر изпитвам experimentar zkusit probieren prøve δοκιμάζω probar katsetama آزمایش کردن kokeilla essayer לְנַסוֹת परखना ispitati, kušati kipróbál mencoba reyna, prófa provare 試す 시험하다 išbandyti mēģināt; nobaudīt mencuba uitproberen prøver; smake på spróbować ازمیښت کول experimentar a încerca, a proba пробовать skúsiť preizkusiti probati pröva (prova) [med att], smaka ทดสอบ denemek, tecrübe etmek 試驗,嘗試 спробувати; перевіряти дослідом جانچ کرنا thử 试验,尝试

3. to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law. The prisoners were tried for murder. veroordeel يُحاكِم، يُقاضي съдя julgar soudit vor Gericht stellen stille for retten δικάζω juzgar, procesar kohut mõistma محاکمه کردن panna syytteeseen juger לִשפוֹט कानूनी जांच करना suditi bíróság elé állít mengadili dæma giudicare 裁判にかける 재판하다 teisti tiesāt membicarakan terechtstaan stille for retten sądzić محاکمه کول julgar a judeca судить súdiť postaviti pred sodišče suditi ställa inför rätta สอบสวนในศาล yargılamak 審訊 судити مقدمہ چلانا xét xử 审讯

4. to test the limits of; to strain. You are trying my patience. beproef يُرْهِق، يَخْتَبِر حُدود изпробвам cansar napínat auf eine harte Probe stellen sætte på prøve θέτω σε δοκιμασία poner a prueba proovile panema زیر فشار گذاشتن؛ طاقت کسی را طاق کردن koetella mettre à l'épreuve לְנַסוֹת परखना, आज़माना, जांचना, परीक्षा लेना iskušavati próbára tesz menguji reyna á (mettere alla prova) 悩ます (인내 등을) 시험하다 bandyti pārbaudīt menguji beproeven sette på prøve, ta på, anstrenge poddawać próbie د فشار لاندی نیول cansar a pune la încercare испытывать pokúšať, napínať preizkušati iskušavati sätta på prov ทดสอบถึงความอดทน tüketmek, taşırmak 考驗 випробовувати; зловживати امتحان لينا thử thách, thách thức 考验

noun – plural tries –

1. an attempt or effort. Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass. probeerslag تَجْرِبَه، مُحاوَلَه، إخْتِبار опит tentativa pokus der Versuch forsøg απόπειρα, δοκιμή tentativa, intento katsetus تلاش yritys tentative ניסיון कोशिश pokušaj kísérlet usaha tilraun prova, tentativo 試み 시도 bandymas mēģinājums percubaan poging forsøk, prøve podejście زیار، هڅه tentativa încercare попытка pokus poskus pokušaj försök ความพยายาม deneme, teşebbüs, girişme 試驗 спроба کوشش sự cố gắng 试验

2. in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line. Our team scored three tries. drie نُقْطَه، إصابَه، هَدَف في لُعْبَة الرَّغبي тъч даун ensaio trojka der Versuch forsøg η τοποθέτηση της μπάλας πίσω από την αντίπαλη γραμμή του τέρματος (στο ράγκμπι) ensayo punktipall به زمین زدن توپ در محوطۀ امتیازی maali essai נְגִיעָה בְּקַו הַשַעַר प्रयास, प्रयत्न zgoditak hárompontos gól gol það að skora mark meta トライ (미식축구) 트라이 ávartis try try forsøk bramka پرځمکه توپ وهل په امتیازی محوطه کی ensaio încercare попытка прохода с мячом pokus poskus pogodak försök, try ท่าทางที่วางลูกบอลบนพื้นหลังเส้นชัยของฝ่ายตรงข้ามในกีฬารักบี้ topu rakip kalenin arkasına geçirme (橄欖球賽中在對方球門線上或後)帶球觸地(可得三分) виграш трьох очок فٹ بال ميں مخالف ٹيم کے پيچھے زمين پر گيند ڈالنے کا عمل điểm trong môn bóng bầu dục (橄榄球赛中在对方球门线上或后)带球触地(可得三分)

ˈtrier noun

a person who keeps on trying, who does not give up. He's not very good, but he's a trier. probeerder مُجَرِّب، فاحِص човек, който не се отказва да опитва persistente koumák der/die Prüfer(in) ihærdig person κπ. που δεν εγκαταλείπει την προσπάθεια persona perseverante/aplicada visa rügaja آدم سخت کوش sisukas yrittäjä personne persévérante נַסייַן iskušavač, ispitivač kísérletező orang gigih baráttumaður (persona perseverante) 努力家 노력가 nenuleidžiantis rankų žmogus neatlaidīgs cilvēks pencuba doorzetter person som står på, standhaftig/utholdende person człowiek nie dający za wygraną سخت کوښښ کوونکی انسان pessoa persistente persoană perseverentă старательный человек kto niečo skúša vztrajnež borac person som alltid bjuder till คนที่มีความพยายาม deneyen kimse 盡力工作的人,試驗者 наполеглива людина; людина, що не опускає рук طالع آزما، مسلسل کوشش کرنے والا người kiên cường 尽力工作的人,实验者

ˈtrying adjective

1. difficult; causing strain or anxiety. Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying. moeilik, pynlik شاق мъчен difícil úmorný anstrengend anstrengende δύσκολος, εξουθενωτικός difícil; molesto, latoso kurnav طاقت فرسا rasittava pénible מְתִיש थकाऊ naporan, mučan fárasztó menguji kesabaran þreytandi, erfiður difficile つらい 괴로운 kankinantis, varginantis grūts; mokošs; nogurdinošs teruji moeilijk vanskelig, slitsom, irriterende dokuczliwy, męczący ستونزمن penoso chinuitor мучительный namáhavý, úmorný, ťažký naporen zamoran ansträngande, påfrestande ที่ลําบาก zor, bıktırıcı, can sıkıcı 難受的 важкий, тяжкий مشکل، پريشان کن khó khăn 难受的

2. (of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying. She's a very trying woman! irriterende مُتْعِب дразнещ custoso otravný anstrengend anstrengende κουραστικός, εκνευριστικός pesado tüütu آزار دهنده rasittava pénible מעצבן दुखद, कष्टकर težak, naporan idegekre menő mengesalkan sem reynir á þolrifinn; þreytandi noioso 腹立たしい (인내의 한계를) 시험하는 įkyrus, erzinantis apnicīgs teruji lastig vanskelig, slitsom irytujący, nieznośny زورونکی cansativo obositor; plicticos, enervant трудно выносимый otravný težaven naporan påfrestande (บุคคล) น่ารําคาญ sabır taşıran 難對付的 дратівний; надокучливий آزمائشي khó chịu 难对付的

try on

to put on (clothes etc) to see if they fit. She tried on a new hat. probeer, beproef يَقيس пробвам experimentar zkoušet si an-, aufprobieren prøve δοκιμάζω probarse selga proovima پرو کردن sovittaa essayer לִמדוֹד पहन कर देखना probati (odjeću) felpróbál mencoba máta provare 着てみる 입어보다 pri(si)matuoti uzlaikot cuba memakai aanpassen prøve mierzyć كيښودل experimentar a proba примерять skúšať si pomeriti probati prova ลองสวม denemek, prova etmek 試穿 приміряти پہن کر ديکھنا mặc thử 试穿

try out

to test (something) by using it. We are trying out new teaching methods. probeer, op die proef stel يُجَرِّب изпробвам experimentar / teste / prova vyzkoušet erproben afprøve δοκιμάζω probar, experimentar katsetama امتحان کردن kokeilla essayer לְנַסוֹת परीक्षण ispitivati, isprobavati kipróbál mencoba prófa, reyna provare 試してみる 시험해보다 išbandyti izmēģināt; pārbaudīt cuba menggunakan uitproberen prøve ut wypróbować امتحانول experimentar com a experimenta опробовать vyskúšať, preveriť preizkusiti isprobati pröva, utprova ทดลองว่าดีหรือไม่ denemek 試用... випробовувати; перевіряти استعمال کر کے آزمانا dùng thử 试用...

try on

→ يَقْيسُ ثَوْباً zkusit si prøve anprobieren προβάρω probarse sovittaa essayer isprobati misurare 試着する 입어 보다 aanpassen prøve (på) przymierzyć provar примерять prova ลองสวมใส่ denemek thử mặc 试穿

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