Try

//tɹaɪ//

Word Forms of "try" (22 forms)

Adjective

Form	Word
Comparative	more try
Superlative	most try

Comparativemore try

Superlativemost try

Noun

Form	Word
Alternative, Obsolete	trie
Plural	tries

Alternative, Obsoletetrie

Pluraltries

Verb

Form	Word
Alternative, Obsolete	trie
Archaic, Past, Second-Person, Singular	triedst
Archaic, Present, Second-Person, Singular	triest
Archaic, Present, Singular, Third-Person	trieth
First-Person, Past, Singular	tried
Inflection-Template	glossary
Participle, Past	tried
Participle, Past	tried
Participle, Present	trying
Participle, Present	trying
Past	tried
Past, Plural	tried
Past, Second-Person, Singular	tried
Past, Singular, Third-Person	tried
Past, Subjunctive	tried
Present, Singular, Third-Person	tries
Present, Singular, Third-Person	tries
Table-Tags	no-table-tags

Alternative, Obsoletetrie

Archaic, Past, Second-Person, Singulartriedst

Archaic, Present, Second-Person, Singulartriest

Archaic, Present, Singular, Third-Persontrieth

First-Person, Past, Singulartried

Inflection-Templateglossary

Participle, Pasttried

Participle, Pasttried

Participle, Presenttrying

Participle, Presenttrying

Past, Pluraltried

Past, Second-Person, Singulartried

Past, Singular, Third-Persontried

Past, Subjunctivetried

Present, Singular, Third-Persontries

Present, Singular, Third-Persontries

Table-Tagsno-table-tags

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