Definisjon av try

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Verb

try - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
seek, attempt, essay, assay
act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
essay, try out, examine, test, prove, try question closely
pick up the gauntlet, take a dare be dared to do something and attempt it
fight, struggle fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
have a go, give it a try make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go"
grope fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"
endeavor, endeavour, strive attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
give it a whirl, give it a try try; "let's give it a whirl!"
run a risk, take a chance, take chances, adventure, gamble, risk, chance, hazard play games for money
lay on the line, put on the line, risk expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
try - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
strain, stress
afflict cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
rack torture on the rack
try - melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
render
melt down, melt, run become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
anguish, pain, hurt suffer great pains or distress
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Substantiv

try - An attempt.
try - An act of tasting or sampling.
try - A score in rugby, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
try - A screen, or sieve, for grain.

Verb

try - To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
try - To separate precious metal etc. from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
try - To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
try - To work on something.
try - To put to test.
try - To taste, sample, etc.
try - To put on trial.
try - To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
try - To do; to fare.

Adjektiv

try - Fine, excellent.

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  • A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line). Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining 'grounding the ball' and the 'in-goal' area (see next section).

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  • try
    To put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
  • try
    A score in rugby (worth 5 points) which is made by touching the ball on the ground behind the touchline.
  • try
    Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
  • try
    To exert oneself to do or effect something; to make an effort or attempt.
  • try
    To test the limits of.
  • try
    To put on trial, hear the case and act as the judge.
  • try
    To examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
  • try
    To give pain or trouble to.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) try
  • Presens: try / tries
  • Preteritum: tried
  • Perfektum: (have) tried

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