try and

traɪ ənd

tried andtries and

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Definition of try and - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

attempt effort

make an effort to do something

I'll try and finish the work today.
Try and call me when you arrive.
She will try and solve the problem herself.

attempt

endeavor

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Expressions with try

try for

make an effort to achieve something

She will try for the championship this year.

try on

test the fit or look of clothing

She decided to try on the dress before buying it.

try out

test something to see if it works

She wants to try out the new software.

nice try

exp.

used to acknowledge a good effort

Nice try on the project—you did your best.

don't try this at home

exp.

warn not to do dangerous actions shown or described

Don't try this at home, as it can cause serious injury!

give something a try

try something to see results, especially if it is new

I did a trial run of the app before buying it.

Terms with try and included in their meaning

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health and safety

workplace

rules and checks that try to stop people getting hurt or sick at work

look for

try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly

beat one's wings

bird movement

move wings up and down to fly or try to fly

there's always tomorrow

exp.

postponement

can wait and try again later

dust oneself off

recovering setback

recover from a setback and prepare to try again

go get them

encouragement

show energy and try hard to succeed

reason with

communication

try to persuade someone by talking calmly and logically

tackle the challenge

problem-solving

confront and try to solve a difficult problem

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French:essayer, ...
German:versuchen, ...
Italian:provare, ...
Spanish:intentar, ...
Portuguese:tentar, ...
Chinese:尝试, ...
Japanese:〜しようとする, ...
Arabic:حَاوَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסּוֹת, ...
Russian:попытаться, ...
Ukrainian:намагатися, ...
Hindi:कोशिश करना, ...
Bengali:চেষ্টা করা, ...
Catalan:intentar, ...
Czech:pokusit se, ...
Danish:prøve at, ...
Dutch:proberen, ...
Greek:προσπαθώ, ...
Hungarian:megpróbálni, ...
Khmer:ព្យាយាម, ...
Korean:노력하다, ...
Persian:تلاش کردن, ...
Polish:próbować, ...
Portuguese (BR):tentar, ...
Romanian:a încerca, ...
Swedish:försöka, ...
Thai:พยายาม, ...
Turkish:çabalamak, ...
Vietnamese:cố gắng, ...

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