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try
verb
- To make an attempt to do or make: assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, strive.
Idioms:
have a go at, have (or make) (or take) a shot at, have (or take) a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at. See
try
- To subject to a procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality: assay, check, essay, examine, prove, test, try out.
Idioms:
bring to the test, make trial of, put to the proof (or test). See
investigate
phrasal verb
try out
- To subject to a procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality: assay, check, essay, examine, prove, test, try.
Idioms:
bring to the test, make trial of, put to the proof (or test). See
investigate
noun
- A trying to do or make something: attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial.
Informal: shot.
Slang: take.
Archaic: assay. See
try
- A brief trial: crack, go, stab.
Informal: fling, shot, whack, whirl. See
try
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