Let's try something.
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Try
//tɹaɪ//
Synonyms for "try" (263 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Strong matches (79)
conduct a trialconfirmcontend forcrackcriterioncrucial testcruciblecrucifycut and trydabdecrassifydemonstratedepuratedeterminationdevotediscouragedistilldistressdocimasyedulcorate
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Noun(5 words)
Related words (131)
loadmake an attemptmake an effortmartyrmoveofferofficiateoppressordealoverburdenoverloadpainpasspercolateplay around withpoppracticepractice uponpretendprobation
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proofprosecuteprovepull forpurifypushput to trialrackrectifyrefereerefineresearchrivalroad testroad-testrough draftrough sketchrun a samplesamplingscreenscrutinizeseekseparateshake downshotsievesiftsit in judgmentslapsmitesounding outspiritualizestabstaggerstandardstepstrainstrain forstressstrikestrivestrive forstrivingstrokestrong bidstrugglestruggle forsublimatesublimesubstantiatetastetaxtentativetest casetormenttorturetouchdowntouchstonetrialtrial and errortroubletry a casetry fortry it ontry ontry onetry outumpireundertakeundertakingvalidateventureventure onventure uponverificationverifyvexweighweigh downweigh heavy onweigh onweigh uponwhackwhirlwinnowworrywring
Verb(18 words)
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47 entriesI like to see you tryI'd like to see someone tryTerms derived from the noun trycaptain's trycollege trydon't diet, try itdon't knock it till you've tried itdon't try this at homedon't try to teach grandma how to suck eggsfor lack of tryinggive a trygood tryinterception trymust-trynice tryold college try
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472 translations across 101 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- drie noun (a score in rugby)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ζητέω verb (to attempt)
- πειράομαι verb (to attempt)
Arabic
4 entries- مُحَاوَلَة noun (an attempt)
- جَرَّب verb (to attempt)
- جَرَّب verb (to attempt)
- حاول verb (to attempt)
Armenian
4 entries- փորձ noun (an attempt)
- աշխատել verb (to work on something)
- փորձարկել verb (to put to test)
- փորձել verb (to attempt)
Assamese
1 entries- চেষ্টা কৰা verb (to attempt)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- cəhd noun (an attempt)
- cəhd etmək verb (to attempt)
- dadına baxmaq verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- prob eləmək verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Baluchi
2 entries- جہد noun (an attempt)
- کوشست noun (an attempt)
Bangi
1 entries- meka verb (to attempt)
Basque
1 entries- saiatu verb (to attempt)
Belarusian
4 entries- паспрабава́ць verb (to attempt)
- пастара́цца verb (to attempt)
- спрабава́ць verb (to attempt)
- стара́цца verb (to attempt)
Belizean Creole
1 entries- chrai verb (to attempt)
Bengali
1 entries- চেষ্টা করা verb (to attempt)
Bulgarian
4 entries- опит noun (an attempt)
- проба noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- експериментирам verb (to make an experiment)
- изпитвам verb (to put to test)
Catalan
4 entries- assaig noun (a score in rugby)
- prova noun (an attempt)
- prova noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- esforçar-se verb (to work on something)
Cebuano
1 entries- sulay verb (to attempt)
Central Kurdish
4 entries- تام noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- ھەوڵ noun (an attempt)
- ئیش لەسەرکردن verb (to make an experiment)
- تاقی کردن verb (to put to test)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏁᏟᏗᎭ verb (to attempt)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 企圖 /企图 verb (to attempt)
- 嘗 /尝 verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- 嘗味 /尝味 verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- 嘗試 /尝试 verb (to attempt)
Czech
4 entries- položení noun (a score in rugby)
- pětka noun (a score in rugby)
- pokoušet se verb (to attempt)
- pokusit se verb (to attempt)
Danish
4 entries- afprøve verb (to put to test)
- afprøve verb (to put on trial)
- forsøge verb (to attempt)
- forsøge verb (to make an experiment)
Dutch
4 entries- poging noun (an attempt)
- berechten verb (to put on trial)
- pogen verb (to attempt)
- proberen verb (to attempt)
Eastern Mari
2 entries- авызлаш verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- судитлаш verb (to put on trial)
Esperanto
4 entries- gustumi verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- penadi verb (to work on something)
- prilabori verb (to work on something)
- procesi verb (to put on trial)
Estonian
2 entries- proovima verb (to attempt)
- üritama verb (to attempt)
Faroese
1 entries- royna verb (to attempt)
Finnish
4 entries- kokeilu noun (an attempt)
- kokeilu noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- maali noun (a score in rugby)
- maistaminen noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
French
4 entries- essai noun (an attempt)
- essai noun (a score in rugby)
- tentative noun (an attempt)
- essayer verb (to attempt)
Friulian
3 entries- cercjâ verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- provâ verb (to attempt)
- tentâ verb (to attempt)
Gagauz
3 entries- denemää verb (to attempt)
- savaşmaa verb (to attempt)
- çalışmaa verb (to attempt)
Galician
1 entries- tentar verb (to attempt)
Georgian
4 entries- დაგემოვნება noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- ლელო noun (a score in rugby)
- ცდა noun (an attempt)
- სინჯვა verb (to attempt)
German
4 entries- Anlauf noun (an attempt)
- Probe noun (an attempt)
- Probe noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- Test noun (an attempt)
Greek
4 entries- απόπειρα noun (an attempt)
- δικάζω verb (to put on trial)
- δοκιμάζω verb (to attempt)
- πειραματίζομαι verb (to make an experiment)
Hebrew
2 entries- השתדל verb (to attempt)
- ניסה verb (to attempt)
Higaonon
1 entries- sulay verb (to attempt)
Hindi
1 entries- कोशिश करना verb (to attempt)
Hungarian
4 entries- kísérlet noun (an attempt)
- próba noun (an attempt)
- próbálkozás noun (an attempt)
- bíróság elé állít verb (to put on trial)
Icelandic
1 entries- reyna verb (to attempt)
Ido
1 entries- esforcar verb (to attempt)
Indonesian
3 entries- mencicipi verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- mencoba verb (to attempt)
- mencobai verb (to put to test)
Ingrian
4 entries- proovata verb (to attempt)
- proovata verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- pruukata verb (to attempt)
- pruukata verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Irish
3 entries- úd noun (a score in rugby)
- triail verb (to attempt)
- tástáil verb (to put to test)
Italian
4 entries- meta noun (a score in rugby)
- prova noun (an attempt)
- tentativo noun (an attempt)
- assaggiare verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Japanese
4 entries- トライ noun (a score in rugby)
- 試み noun (an attempt)
- 試み noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- みる verb (to attempt)
Khmer
1 entries- សាកល្បង verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Kituba
2 entries- kumeka verb (to attempt)
- meka verb (to attempt)
Korean
4 entries- 노력하다 verb (to attempt)
- 보다 verb (to attempt)
- 시도하다 verb (to attempt)
- 시험하다 verb (to attempt)
Lao
1 entries- ຊີມ verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Latgalian
2 entries- paraudzeit verb (to attempt)
- raudzeit verb (to attempt)
Latin
4 entries- conatus noun (an attempt)
- temptāmen noun (an attempt)
- temptāmentum noun (an attempt)
- aggredior verb (to attempt)
Latvian
1 entries- mēģināt verb (to attempt)
Lingala
1 entries- meka verb (to attempt)
Lithuanian
1 entries- pabandyti verb (to attempt)
Lower Sorbian
2 entries- proběrowaś verb (to make an experiment)
- proběrowaś verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Macedonian
4 entries- искушува verb (to attempt)
- обидува verb (to attempt)
- опитува verb (to attempt)
- проба verb (to attempt)
Malay
2 entries- cubaan noun (an attempt)
- cuba verb (to attempt)
Malayalam
4 entries- ശ്രമം noun (an attempt)
- നോക്കുക verb (to make an experiment)
- നോക്കുക verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- വിചാരണ നടത്തുക verb (to put on trial)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- udjereɓu verb (to attempt)
Mongo
1 entries- meka verb (to attempt)
Mongolian
3 entries- турших verb (to make an experiment)
- үзэх verb (to attempt)
- ᠲᠤᠷᠰᠢᠬᠤ verb (to make an experiment)
Mòcheno
1 entries- kostn verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Nepali
1 entries- खोज्नु verb (to attempt)
Ngazidja Comorian
2 entries- ulauza verb (to attempt)
- usana verb (to attempt)
Norman
4 entries- tenter verb (to attempt)
- tenter verb (to make an experiment)
- tâchi verb (to attempt)
- tâchi verb (to make an experiment)
Norwegian
3 entries- forsøke verb (to attempt)
- prøve verb (to attempt)
- stille for retten verb (to put on trial)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- forsøk noun (an attempt)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- forsøk noun (an attempt)
Occitan
2 entries- assajar verb (to attempt)
- ensajar verb (to attempt)
Old English
1 entries- onġinnan verb (to attempt)
Old Irish
1 entries- fo·saig verb (to attempt)
Oromo
1 entries- yaaluu verb (to attempt)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- دكهمك verb (to attempt)
- دكهمك verb (to make an experiment)
- دكهمك verb (to put to test)
Papiamentu
1 entries- purba verb (to attempt)
Persian
4 entries- چشش noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- کوشش noun (an attempt)
- آزمودن verb (to make an experiment)
- آزمودن verb (to put to test)
Polish
4 entries- próba noun (an attempt)
- próbować verb (to attempt)
- próbować verb (to make an experiment)
- próbować verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Portuguese
4 entries- ensaio noun (a score in rugby)
- prova noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- tentativa noun (an attempt)
- teste noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
Quechua
2 entries- llaqway verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- malliy verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Romanian
4 entries- experimentare noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- probare noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- probă noun (an attempt)
- tentativă noun (an attempt)
Romansch
4 entries- empruvar verb (to attempt)
- provar verb (to attempt)
- pruar verb (to attempt)
- pruver verb (to attempt)
Russian
4 entries- попы́тка noun (an attempt)
- про́ба noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- испы́тывать verb (to put to test)
- испыта́ть verb (to put to test)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- feuchainn noun (an attempt)
- feuchainn noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- feuch verb (to attempt)
- feuch verb (to make an experiment)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pokušaj noun (an attempt)
- proba noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- isprobati verb (to put to test)
- kušati verb (to taste, sample, etc)
Slovak
2 entries- pokúsiť sa verb (to attempt)
- pokúšať sa verb (to attempt)
Slovene
2 entries- poskusiti verb (to attempt)
- poskušati verb (to attempt)
Spanish
4 entries- ensayo noun (a score in rugby)
- intento noun (an attempt)
- probatura noun (an attempt)
- prueba noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
Swahili
1 entries- kujaribu verb (to attempt)
Swazi
1 entries- etama verb (to attempt)
Swedish
4 entries- försök noun (an attempt)
- provning noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- provsmakning noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- försöka verb (to attempt)
Tamil
3 entries- முயல் verb (to attempt)
- முயல் verb (to attempt)
- முயல் verb (to attempt)
Thai
4 entries- ชิม verb (to taste, sample, etc)
- ทดลอง verb (to make an experiment)
- ทดลอง verb (to put to test)
- ทดสอบ verb (to put to test)
Turkish
4 entries- denemek noun (an act of tasting or sampling)
- girişim noun (an attempt)
- denemek verb (to attempt)
- teşebbüs etmek verb (to attempt)
Ukrainian
3 entries- намага́тися verb (to attempt)
- про́бувати verb (to attempt)
- стара́тися verb (to attempt)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- spytać verb (to attempt)
Venetan
4 entries- sercar verb (to attempt)
- tantar verb (to attempt)
- çercar verb (to attempt)
- ẑercar verb (to attempt)
Vietnamese
4 entries- lần thử noun (an attempt)
- sự thử noun (an attempt)
- cố gắng verb (to attempt)
- gắng verb (to attempt)
Volapük
1 entries- steifülön verb (to attempt)
Walloon
1 entries- sayî verb (to attempt)
Welsh
3 entries- cais noun (a score in rugby)
- ceisio verb (to attempt)
- profi verb (to put on trial)
Xhosa
1 entries- zama verb (to attempt)
Yiddish
2 entries- פּרוּוון verb (to attempt)
- פּרובירן verb (to attempt)
Zulu
1 entries- zama verb (to attempt)
Sample sentences
54 total sentences available.
Never try to die.
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It's very frustrating to try to find your glasses when you can't see anything without glasses.
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Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self.
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