Try definition

Try as a verb

1. make an effort or attempt

   Same sense: attempt, seek, essay, assay

2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

   Same sense: try out, test, prove, essay, examine

3. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

   Same sense: judge, adjudicate

4. take a sample of

   "Try these new crackers"

   Same sense: try out, taste, sample

5. examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

   Same sense: hear

6. give pain or trouble to

7. test the limits of

   "You are trying my patience!"

   Same sense: stress, strain

8. melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

   "try the yak butter"

   Same sense: render

9. put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice

   "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"

   Same sense: try on

Try as a noun

10. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

    "she gave it a good try"

    Same sense: effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour

Synonyms and antonyms

• attempt
• seek
• essay
• assay
• try out
• test definition
• prove
• examine
• judge
• adjudicate
• taste
• sample
• hear definition
• stress
• strain
• render
• try on
• effort
• endeavor
• endeavour

All synonyms of try, sense by sense

How to say try

Try has 1 syllable and rhymes with by. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with try

• by
• my
• why
• high
• guy
• buy
• die
• eye
• hi
• lie
• supply
• apply

TRY in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

0

Is TRY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check TRY in the word checker, or unscramble TRY to see the shorter words in its letters.