TRY
\tɹˈa͡ɪ], \tɹˈaɪ], \t_ɹ_ˈaɪ]\
Definitions of TRY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
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test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
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put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
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give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
By Princeton University
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put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
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test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
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put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
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give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc.
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To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions.
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To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to.
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To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse.
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To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
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To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.
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To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
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To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
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To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.
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To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.
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A screen, or sieve, for grain.
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Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
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Refined; select; excellent; choice.
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To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; - frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good.
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In Rugby and Northern Union football, a score (counting three points) made by grounding the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line; - so called because it entitles the side making it to a place kick for a goal (counting two points more if successful)
By Oddity Software
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To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc.
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To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions.
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To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to.
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To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse.
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To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
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To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.
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To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
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To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
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To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.
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To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.
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A screen, or sieve, for grain.
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Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
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Refined; select; excellent; choice.
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To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; - frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good.
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In Rugby and Northern Union football, a score (counting three points) made by grounding the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line; - so called because it entitles the side making it to a place kick for a goal (counting two points more if successful)
By Noah Webster.
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To prove by experiment; test; as, prove; make a test of; purify or refine, as metals; melt out, as fat; put through a trial or test; examine judicially; subject to strain; as, the light tries the eyes; subject to trouble or affliction; as, a sadly tried people; decide, as by argument, contest, etc.; attempt to do; use as an experiment.
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To endeavor; to make an effort; to try an experiment.
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An attempt; an effort; a test.
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Tried.
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Trying.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To test: to sift: to prove by experiment: to purify: to examine judicially: to examine carefully: to experience: to attmept: to use as means: to put to severe trial, cause suffering to.
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To endeavor: to make an effort:-pa.t. and pa.p. tried.
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TRIER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
