verb · A2

Try

TREYE/traɪ/

To try is to make an effort, even if you might fail — or to test something. Try to + verb (effort), try + -ing (test an activity). Attempt is more formal. Try on is for clothes. Manage means you succeed; try does not promise that. Past: tried.

Meaning

To make an effort to do something.

Examples

“Try to answer in English.”
“Try calling her after lunch.”
“He tried to lift the suitcase, but it was stuck.”

Good to know

try to + verb (effort). try + -ing (test). Clothes: try on. Past: tried.

Near in meaning

attempt

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