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try

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtraɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/traɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trī)

Inflections of 'try' (n): npl: tries
Inflections of 'try' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tries
v 3rd person singular
trying
v pres p
tried
v past
tried
v past p

Collocations for "try"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "try" in context.

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try

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. try to [get, make, keep, find, use, help]
  2. am trying to [get, hear, see, listen]
  3. try and [get]
  4. trying to [think of, figure out, find] a solution
  5. try to [improve, imagine]
  6. try to decide between
  7. trying not to [laugh, cry, scream]
  8. try as I might, I couldn't
  9. try again (later)
  10. try harder next time
  11. [should, could] try harder
  12. try your [best, hardest] (to)
  13. tried [so, very] hard to [make, please, be]
  14. are you trying to [be funny, start a fight]?
  15. try a [new, different] approach
  16. I've tried everything (but)
  17. just you try (and stop me)!
  18. try the [dish, soup, meat, sauce]
  19. try our [product, service]
  20. try it for the first time
  21. try (it) for free
  22. try before [serving, eating, buying]
  23. try before you buy
  24. try on a [pair of pants, shirt]
  25. try out a new [car, hairdo]
  26. try out for the [part, play, movie]
  27. tried for [murder, rape, fraud]
  28. is really trying my patience
n
  1. on the [first, second, third, last, final] try
  2. [guessed, passed, won] on the [first] try
  3. got [approved, connected] on the [first] try
  4. [passed, won] after [three] tries
  5. [athletes, candidates, participants] are given [three] tries (to)
  6. a [good, bad, brave, great, neat] try
  7. gave it a good try
  8. give it another try
  9. might give the [food, idea, place] a try
  10. this is your last try (so make it count)
  11. the team [scored, converted] [four] tries
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'try' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
answer - arrange - avoid - bear - blind - calm - come - compete - control - convey - cover - date - describe - dirty - encourage - engineer - ensure - establish - feel - field - give - harm - have - hold - hurry - hurt - ignore - keep - let - look - make - may - mess - might - must - need - pace - pressure - pretend - prevent - prove - recommend - relax - remember - right - save - say - see - seem - should

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