Try meaning in English
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Definition
a try: an attempt, an effort
Note: a try (singular), tries (plural)
to try: to attempt; to taste, to sample
to try on (clothes): to test out, to experiment with (clothes)
Can I try on this shirt to see if it looks good on me before I buy it?
Pronunciation examples
UK: He tried to impress me by trying on my clothes.
US: Nice try, but next time, try not to try so hard!
Examples
- "If you have any questions, I'll try to answer them. If there are any comments, I'd love to hear them. Who's first?"
- "Those clothes were on me for 15 days, so I'm glad someone else can enjoy them. So were you just having a swim or were you trying to get somewhere?"
- "HoratioBot tried to eat her, but I managed to save her."
- "Betty : Try this dish, it's something you may not be familiar with."
- "Horatio : You need to travel, try new things..."
- "Let's try it again."
- "Uh... have you tried North Korea?"
- "Vicar : I'm trying, Mr. Marron, I'm trying."
- "Many women have tried, and yet none have succeeded in making me into a decent person!"
- "I'll try something."
- "Trying to figure out if she is still single."
- "She foolishly tried to steal my best client, so I shot her in the back of the head with a paintball gun."
- "In my country we try to avoid direct confrontation."
- "You tried to shoot but it was too late"
- "But I try not to think of myself as handicapped."
- "You try Edward, I'm off to take a leak."
- "Stop trying to force your tongue down my throat!"
- "For example, I try to answer Bruno's emails immediately."
- "My father once said, a dying British man will shoot you while you're trying to rob an airport."
- "For the last 2 days we have had to immobilise him. He has been trying to lick his own bottom, he keeps dancing to the music in his head, and worst of all, he sometimes tries to polish an imaginary teapot."
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