Try

Pronunciation: /ˈtraɪ/

Try (verb)

  1. To make an effort to do something.
  2. To use or do something to see if it works well.
  3. To examine a legal case in court.

Examples

  • She will try to finish the project by Friday.
  • They try to eat healthy every day.

Common collocations: try hard, try one's best, try again, try out, try on

Try (noun)

  1. An act of trying to do something.
  2. A way of scoring points in rugby by touching the ball down in the opponent's area.

Examples

  • Give it another try if you fail.
  • His first try was unsuccessful.

Synonyms of Try

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Try

  • — when stopping an attempt
  • — when failing to attempt