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try

adj · noun · verb · 40 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • trī
  • /tɹaɪ/
  • [t͡ʃɹaɪ̯]
  • [tɹ̝̊aɪ̯]
  • [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔aɪ̯]
  • [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔waɪ̯]
  • British, Southern, Standard: /tɹɑj/
  • Canada: /tɹaɪ/
  • dialectal: /tɹʌɪ/
  • dialectal: [tɹəi̯]
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Fine, excellent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An attempt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An act of tasting or sampling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports

Examples

  • Today I scored my first try.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A screen, or sieve, for grain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A field goal or extra point

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: board-games, chess, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.
  • Can you start the car? —I'll try (to).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To divide; to separate.

To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To divide; to separate.

To winnow; to sift; to pick out; frequently followed by out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Qualifier: one sort from another

Examples

  • to try out the wild corn from the good

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To divide; to separate.

To extract oil from blubber or fat; to melt down blubber to obtain oil

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To divide; to separate.

To extract wax from a honeycomb

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To test, to work out.

To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I tried mixing more white paint to get a lighter shade.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To test, to work out.

To put to test.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I shall try my skills on this.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To test, to work out.

To test someone's patience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: specifically

Examples

  • You are trying my patience.
  • Don't try me.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To test, to work out.

To fight or to make an attempt at an attack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Qualifier: chiefly African-American Vernacular

Examples

  • You wouldn't dare and try me!
  • You fixin' to try something, fool?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

To test, to work out.

To receive an imminent attack; to take.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

To test, to work out.

To taste, sample, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Oh, you need to try the soup of the day!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To test, to work out.

To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a person's opinions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

To test, to work out.

To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'll try whether I can make it across town on foot.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

verb

Meaning 22

To test, to work out.

To put on trial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • He was tried and executed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: doom, judge, adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, deem, hear, rule on, settle, try

Antonyms: none provided

23

verb

Meaning 23

To experiment, to strive.

To have or gain knowledge of by experience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

verb

Meaning 24

To experiment, to strive.

To work on something with one's best effort and focus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Dad, for God's sake, I'm trying my best!
  • You are trying too hard.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

verb

Meaning 25

To experiment, to strive.

To do; to fare.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • How do you try! (i.e., how do you do?)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

verb

Meaning 26

To experiment, to strive.

To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

verb

Meaning 27

To experiment, to strive.

To attempt to conceive a child.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

verb

Meaning 28

To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

29

verb

Meaning 29

To strain; to subject to excessive tests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The light tries his eyes.
  • Repeated failures try one's patience.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

30

verb

Meaning 30

To want, to desire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Qualifier: chiefly African-American Vernacular

Examples

  • I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

31

noun

Meaning 31

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • made an effort to cover all the reading material
  • wished him luck in his endeavor
  • she gave it a good try

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: batting, best, worst, bid, play, crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer, essay, foray, contribution, part, share, liberation, mug's game, power play, squeeze play, squeeze, seeking, shot, stab, striving, nisus, pains, strain, struggle, battle, takeover attempt, test, trial, run

32

verb

Meaning 32

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Try on this sweater to see how it looks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: try on

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wear, put on, get into, don, assume

33

verb

Meaning 33

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • try the yak butter
  • render fat in a casserole

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: render

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: melt, run, melt down

34

verb

Meaning 34

take a sample of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Try these new crackers
  • Sample the regional dishes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sample, try out, taste

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: consume, ingest, take in, take, have

Narrower terms: degust

35

verb

Meaning 35

test the limits of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • You are trying my patience!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strain, stress

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: afflict

Narrower terms: rack

36

verb

Meaning 36

give pain or trouble to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I've been sorely tried by these students

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pain, anguish, hurt

37

verb

Meaning 37

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The jury had heard all the evidence
  • The case will be tried in California

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hear

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: probe, examine

Narrower terms: rehear, retry

38

verb

Meaning 38

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
  • The judge tried both father and son in separate trials

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judge, adjudicate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: decide, make up one's mind, determine

Narrower terms: court-martial

39

verb

Meaning 39

make an effort or attempt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seek, attempt, essay, assay

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: act, move

Narrower terms: take a dare, pick up the gauntlet, fight, struggle, have a go, give it a try, grope, endeavor, endeavour, strive, give it a whirl, gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance, put on the line, lay on the line

40

verb

Meaning 40

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This approach has been tried with good results
  • Test this recipe

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: test, prove, try out, examine, essay

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: evaluate, pass judgment, judge

Narrower terms: control, verify, float, field-test

History

Etymology

From Middle English trye, trie, probably from Old French trié, past participle of Old French trier (“to try”).

From Middle English trien (“to separate out, sift, choose, select, evaluate, try a legal case”), from Anglo-Norman trier, triher, triere (“to divide, separate, choose, select, prove, determine, try a case”), Old French trier (“to choose, pick out or separate from others, sift, cull”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Occitan triar (“to choose, sort, scrutinise, peel”), Catalan triar (“to pick, choose, decide”). Suggested to be derived from Late Latin *trītāre (“to crush, grind, trample, wear out”), itself derived from Classical Latin trītus (“rubbed, worn down, pulverised”), the past participle of terō, terere (“to rub, wear down, trample”), though this derivation is incompatible with the Occitan form. Additionally, the shift in meaning from "rub, crush, trample" to "pick out, choose, cull" is difficult to explain. One suggestion is that the semantic shift might have originated from a Latin phrase *granum terere ("to tread the corn (in threshing)"; compare Latin trītūra (“rubbing, chafing, friction" also "threshing”)), which has a parallel in the modern French trier le grain (“to sort the grain”). Alternatively, perhaps derived from Vulgar Latin *trīāre, a metathetic alteration of *tīrāre (“to tear off, pull, draw”), whence also Old French tirer (“to draw, pull, pluck, tug, peck at, extract”), Occitan tirar (“to take, draw, retrieve, remove, extract”). Replaced native Middle English cunnen (“to try”) (from Old English cunnian), Middle English fandien (“to try, prove”) (from Old English fandian), and Middle English costnien (“to try, tempt, test”) (from Old English costnian).

Across languages

Translations

474 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُحَاوَلَة (muḥāwala) — an attempt
  • Armenian: փորձ (pʻorj) — an attempt
  • Azerbaijani: cəhd — an attempt
  • Baluchi: کوشست (košast) — an attempt
  • Baluchi: جہد — an attempt
  • Bulgarian: опит (opit) — an attempt
  • Catalan: prova — an attempt
  • Dutch: poging — an attempt
  • Finnish: kokeilu — an attempt
  • French: tentative — an attempt
  • French: essai — an attempt
  • Georgian: ცდა (cda) — an attempt
  • German: Versuch — an attempt
  • German: Anlauf — an attempt
  • German: Test — an attempt
  • German: Probe — an attempt
  • Greek: απόπειρα (apópeira) — an attempt
  • Hindi: प्रयास (prayās) — an attempt
  • Hindi: प्रयत्न (prayatna) — an attempt
  • Hungarian: próba — an attempt
  • Hungarian: próbálkozás — an attempt
  • Hungarian: kísérlet — an attempt
  • Italian: tentativo — an attempt
  • Italian: prova — an attempt
  • Japanese: 試み (kokoromi) — an attempt
  • Central Kurdish: ھەوڵ (hewll) — an attempt
  • Latin: conatus — an attempt
  • Latin: temptāmen — an attempt
  • Latin: temptāmentum — an attempt
  • Malay: cubaan — an attempt
  • Malayalam: ശ്രമം (śramaṁ) — an attempt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forsøk — an attempt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: forsøk — an attempt
  • Persian: کوشش (kušeš) — an attempt
  • Polish: próba — an attempt
  • Portuguese: tentativa — an attempt
  • Romanian: încercare — an attempt
  • Romanian: tentativă — an attempt
  • Romanian: probă — an attempt
  • Russian: попы́тка (popýtka) — an attempt
  • Scottish Gaelic: feuchainn — an attempt
  • Serbo-Croatian: pokušaj — an attempt
  • Spanish: intento — an attempt
  • Spanish: probatura — an attempt
  • Swedish: försök — an attempt
  • Turkish: girişim — an attempt
  • Vietnamese: sự thử — an attempt
  • Vietnamese: lần thử — an attempt
  • Bulgarian: проба (proba) — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Catalan: prova — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Finnish: kokeilu — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Finnish: maistaminen — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Finnish: maistelu — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Georgian: დაგემოვნება (dagemovneba) — an act of tasting or sampling
  • German: Probe — an act of tasting or sampling
  • German: Verkostung — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Japanese: 試み (kokoromi) — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Central Kurdish: تام (tam) — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Persian: چشش (češeš) — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Portuguese: teste — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Portuguese: prova — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Romanian: probare — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Romanian: experimentare — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Russian: про́ба (próba) — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Scottish Gaelic: feuchainn — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Serbo-Croatian: proba — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Spanish: prueba — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Swedish: provning — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Swedish: provsmakning — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Turkish: denemek — an act of tasting or sampling
  • Afrikaans: drie — a score in rugby
  • Catalan: assaig — a score in rugby
  • Czech: pětka — a score in rugby
  • Czech: položení — a score in rugby
  • Finnish: maali — a score in rugby
  • Finnish: try — a score in rugby
  • French: essai — a score in rugby
  • Georgian: ლელო (lelo) — a score in rugby
  • German: Versuch — a score in rugby
  • Irish: úd — a score in rugby
  • Italian: meta — a score in rugby
  • Japanese: トライ (torai) — a score in rugby
  • Portuguese: try — a score in rugby
  • Portuguese: ensaio — a score in rugby
  • Romanian: încercare — a score in rugby
  • Spanish: try (trai) — a score in rugby
  • Spanish: ensayo — a score in rugby
  • Welsh: cais — a score in rugby
  • Arabic: حَاوَلَ (ḥāwala) — to attempt
  • Arabic: سَعَى (saʕā) — to attempt
  • Arabic: طَلَب (ṭalab) — to attempt
  • Arabic: حَاوِل (ḥāwil) — to attempt
  • Arabic: حاول (ḥāwal) — to attempt
  • Arabic: جَرَّب (jarrab) — to attempt
  • Arabic: حاول (ḥāwal) — to attempt
  • Arabic: جَرَّب (jarrab) — to attempt
  • Armenian: փորձել (pʻorjel) — to attempt
  • Assamese: চেষ্টা কৰা (sesta kora) — to attempt
  • Azerbaijani: cəhd etmək — to attempt
  • Azerbaijani: çalışmaq — to attempt
  • Bangi: meka — to attempt
  • Basque: saiatu — to attempt
  • Belarusian: спрабава́ць (sprabavácʹ) — to attempt
  • Belarusian: паспрабава́ць (pasprabavácʹ) — to attempt
  • Belarusian: стара́цца (starácca) — to attempt
  • Belarusian: пастара́цца (pastarácca) — to attempt
  • Belizean Creole: chrai — to attempt
  • Bengali: চেষ্টা করা (ceśṭa kora) — to attempt
  • Bulgarian: постаравам се (postaravam se) — to attempt
  • Bulgarian: пробвам (probvam) — to attempt
  • Bulgarian: опитвам (opitvam) — to attempt
  • Catalan: intentar — to attempt
  • Catalan: tractar de — to attempt
  • Cebuano: sulay — to attempt
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏁᏟᏗᎭ (anetlidiha) — to attempt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嘗試 /尝试 (chángshì) — to attempt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 企圖 /企图 (qǐtú) — to attempt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 試 /试 (shì) — to attempt
  • Maore Comorian: udjereɓu — to attempt
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ulauza — to attempt
  • Ngazidja Comorian: usana — to attempt
  • Czech: zkoušet — to attempt
  • Czech: zkusit — to attempt
  • Czech: pokoušet se — to attempt
  • Czech: pokusit se — to attempt
  • Danish: forsøge — to attempt
  • Danish: prøve — to attempt
  • Dutch: proberen — to attempt
  • Dutch: trachten — to attempt
  • Dutch: pogen — to attempt
  • Esperanto: provi — to attempt
  • Estonian: proovima — to attempt
  • Estonian: üritama — to attempt
  • Faroese: royna — to attempt
  • Finnish: yrittää — to attempt
  • Finnish: koettaa — to attempt
  • Finnish: koittaa — to attempt
  • French: essayer — to attempt
  • French: tâcher — to attempt
  • French: tenter — to attempt
  • Friulian: tentâ — to attempt
  • Friulian: provâ — to attempt
  • Gagauz: denemää — to attempt
  • Gagauz: çalışmaa — to attempt
  • Gagauz: savaşmaa — to attempt
  • Galician: tentar — to attempt
  • Georgian: სინჯვა (sinǯva) — to attempt
  • Georgian: ცდა (cda) — to attempt
  • German: versuchen — to attempt
  • Greek: δοκιμάζω (dokimázo) — to attempt
  • Greek: προσπαθώ (prospathó) — to attempt
  • Ancient Greek: πειράομαι (peiráomai) — to attempt
  • Ancient Greek: ζητέω (zētéō) — to attempt
  • Hebrew: השתדל (hishtadél) — to attempt
  • Hebrew: ניסה (nisá) — to attempt
  • Higaonon: sulay — to attempt
  • Hindi: कोशिश करना (kośiś karnā) — to attempt
  • Hungarian: próbál — to attempt
  • Hungarian: megpróbál — to attempt
  • Hungarian: próbálkozik — to attempt
  • Hungarian: megpróbálkozik — to attempt
  • Hungarian: megkísérel — to attempt
  • Icelandic: reyna — to attempt
  • Ido: esforcar — to attempt
  • Indonesian: mencoba — to attempt
  • Ingrian: proovata — to attempt
  • Ingrian: yrittää — to attempt
  • Ingrian: pruukata — to attempt
  • Irish: triail — to attempt
  • Old Irish: fo·saig — to attempt
  • Italian: cercare — to attempt
  • Italian: tentare — to attempt
  • Italian: provare — to attempt
  • Japanese: 挑戦する (chōsen suru) — to attempt
  • Japanese: 努める (tsutomeru) — to attempt
  • Japanese: 試す (tamesu) — to attempt
  • Japanese: やってみる (yatte miru) — to attempt
  • Japanese: みる (miru) — to attempt
  • Kituba: meka — to attempt
  • Kituba: kumeka — to attempt
  • Korean: 시도하다 (sidohada) — to attempt
  • Korean: 시험하다 (siheomhada) — to attempt
  • Korean: 노력하다 (noryeokhada) — to attempt
  • Korean: 보다 (boda) — to attempt
  • Central Kurdish: ھەوڵ دان (hewll dan) — to attempt
  • Latgalian: raudzeit — to attempt
  • Latgalian: paraudzeit — to attempt
  • Latin: cōnor — to attempt
  • Latin: aggredior — to attempt
  • Latvian: mēģināt — to attempt
  • Lingala: meka — to attempt
  • Lithuanian: pabandyti — to attempt
  • Macedonian: опитува (opituva) — to attempt
  • Macedonian: проба (proba) — to attempt
  • Macedonian: обидува (obiduva) — to attempt
  • Macedonian: искушува (iskušuva) — to attempt
  • Malay: cuba — to attempt
  • Malayalam: ശ്രമിക്കുക (śramikkuka) — to attempt
  • Mongo: meka — to attempt
  • Mongolian: үзэх (üzex) — to attempt
  • Nepali: खोज्नु (khojnu) — to attempt
  • Norman: tenter — to attempt
  • Norman: tâchi — to attempt
  • Norwegian: prøve — to attempt
  • Norwegian: forsøke — to attempt
  • Occitan: assajar — to attempt
  • Occitan: ensajar — to attempt
  • Old English: onġinnan — to attempt
  • Oromo: yaaluu — to attempt
  • Papiamentu: purba — to attempt
  • Persian: کوشیدن (kušidan) — to attempt
  • Polish: próbować — to attempt
  • Polish: starać się — to attempt
  • Portuguese: tentar — to attempt
  • Romanian: încerca — to attempt
  • Romanian: proba — to attempt
  • Romansh: empruvar — to attempt
  • Romansh: pruar — to attempt
  • Romansh: pruver — to attempt
  • Romansh: provar — to attempt
  • Russian: пыта́ться (pytátʹsja) — to attempt
  • Russian: попыта́ться (popytátʹsja) — to attempt
  • Russian: про́бовать (próbovatʹ) — to attempt
  • Russian: попро́бовать (popróbovatʹ) — to attempt
  • Russian: стара́ться (starátʹsja) — to attempt
  • Russian: постараться (postaratʹsja) — to attempt
  • Scottish Gaelic: feuch — to attempt
  • Serbo-Croatian: pokušati — to attempt
  • Serbo-Croatian: покушати — to attempt
  • Slovak: pokúšať sa — to attempt
  • Slovak: pokúsiť sa — to attempt
  • Slovene: poskušati — to attempt
  • Slovene: poskusiti — to attempt
  • Upper Sorbian: spytać — to attempt
  • Spanish: intentar — to attempt
  • Spanish: tratar de — to attempt
  • Spanish: ver de — to attempt
  • Spanish: hacer todo lo posible — to attempt
  • Spanish: hacer su mejor esfuerzo — to attempt
  • Swahili: kujaribu — to attempt
  • Swazi: etama — to attempt
  • Swedish: försöka — to attempt
  • Swedish: pröva — to attempt
  • Swedish: prova — to attempt
  • Tamil: முயல் (muyal) — to attempt
  • Thai: พยายาม (pá-yaa-yaam) — to attempt
  • Turkish: denemek — to attempt
  • Turkish: teşebbüs etmek — to attempt
  • Turkish: çalışmak — to attempt
  • Ottoman Turkish: دكهمك (deñemek) — to attempt
  • Ukrainian: про́бувати (próbuvaty) — to attempt
  • Ukrainian: стара́тися (starátysja) — to attempt
  • Ukrainian: намага́тися (namahátysja) — to attempt
  • Venetan: tantar — to attempt
  • Venetan: çercar — to attempt
  • Venetan: sercar — to attempt
  • Venetan: ẑercar — to attempt
  • Vietnamese: cố gắng — to attempt
  • Vietnamese: gắng — to attempt
  • Volapük: steifülön — to attempt
  • Walloon: sayî — to attempt
  • Welsh: ceisio — to attempt
  • Xhosa: zama — to attempt
  • Yiddish: פּרוּוון (pruvn) — to attempt
  • Yiddish: פּרובירן (prubirn) — to attempt
  • Zulu: zama — to attempt
  • Armenian: փորձել (pʻorjel) — to make an experiment
  • Bulgarian: пробвам (probvam) — to make an experiment
  • Bulgarian: експериментирам (eksperimentiram) — to make an experiment
  • Catalan: intentar — to make an experiment
  • Catalan: provar — to make an experiment
  • Catalan: tractar de — to make an experiment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 試驗 /试验 (shìyàn) — to make an experiment
  • Danish: forsøge — to make an experiment
  • Danish: prøve — to make an experiment
  • Dutch: proberen — to make an experiment
  • Dutch: uitproberen — to make an experiment
  • Esperanto: testi — to make an experiment
  • Esperanto: provi — to make an experiment
  • Finnish: kokeilla — to make an experiment
  • Finnish: yrittää — to make an experiment
  • French: essayer — to make an experiment
  • French: tâcher — to make an experiment
  • French: tenter — to make an experiment
  • German: versuchen — to make an experiment
  • German: probieren — to make an experiment
  • German: experimentieren — to make an experiment
  • German: testen — to make an experiment
  • Greek: πειραματίζομαι (peiramatízomai) — to make an experiment
  • Italian: provare — to make an experiment
  • Japanese: 試みる (kokoromiru) — to make an experiment
  • Central Kurdish: ئیش لەسەرکردن (îş leserkirdin) — to make an experiment
  • Latin: experior — to make an experiment
  • Malayalam: ശ്രമിക്കുക (śramikkuka) — to make an experiment
  • Malayalam: നോക്കുക (nōkkuka) — to make an experiment
  • Mongolian: турших (turšix) — to make an experiment
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠤᠷᠰᠢᠬᠤ (tursiqu) — to make an experiment
  • Norman: tenter — to make an experiment
  • Norman: tâchi — to make an experiment
  • Persian: کوشیدن (kušidan) — to make an experiment
  • Persian: آزمودن (âzmudan) — to make an experiment
  • Persian: پژوهیدن (pažuhidan) — to make an experiment
  • Polish: próbować — to make an experiment
  • Portuguese: tentar — to make an experiment
  • Portuguese: experimentar — to make an experiment
  • Portuguese: provar — to make an experiment
  • Romanian: proba — to make an experiment
  • Russian: про́бовать (próbovatʹ) — to make an experiment
  • Russian: попро́бовать (popróbovatʹ) — to make an experiment
  • Scottish Gaelic: feuch — to make an experiment
  • Lower Sorbian: proběrowaś — to make an experiment
  • Spanish: tratar de — to make an experiment
  • Spanish: intentar — to make an experiment
  • Swedish: prova — to make an experiment
  • Swedish: testa — to make an experiment
  • Thai: ลอง (lɔɔng) — to make an experiment
  • Thai: ทดลอง (tót-lɔɔng) — to make an experiment
  • Ottoman Turkish: دكهمك (deñemek) — to make an experiment
  • Vietnamese: thử nghiệm — to make an experiment
  • Armenian: աշխատել (ašxatel) — to work on something
  • Armenian: փորձել (pʻorjel) — to work on something
  • Catalan: esforçar-se — to work on something
  • Danish: prøve — to work on something
  • Dutch: proberen — to work on something
  • Esperanto: provi — to work on something
  • Esperanto: prilabori — to work on something
  • Esperanto: penadi — to work on something
  • Finnish: yrittää — to work on something
  • French: s'efforcer — to work on something
  • German: sich befassen — to work on something
  • German: sich beschäftigen mit — to work on something
  • Greek: προσπαθώ (prospathó) — to work on something
  • Italian: cercare — to work on something
  • Malayalam: ശ്രമിക്കുക (śramikkuka) — to work on something
  • Portuguese: esforçar-se — to work on something
  • Romanian: se forța — to work on something
  • Romanian: strădui — to work on something
  • Russian: стара́ться (starátʹsja) — to work on something
  • Russian: постара́ться (postarátʹsja) — to work on something
  • Spanish: esforzarse — to work on something
  • Spanish: procurar — to work on something
  • Spanish: pretender — to work on something
  • Spanish: intentar hacer — to work on something
  • Spanish: probar a — to work on something
  • Armenian: փորձարկել (pʻorjarkel) — to put to test
  • Armenian: փորձել (pʻorjel) — to put to test
  • Bulgarian: изпробвам (izprobvam) — to put to test
  • Bulgarian: изпитвам (izpitvam) — to put to test
  • Catalan: provar — to put to test
  • Danish: afprøve — to put to test
  • Dutch: uitproberen — to put to test
  • Dutch: toetsen — to put to test
  • Esperanto: testi — to put to test
  • Finnish: kokeilla — to put to test
  • Finnish: koettaa — to put to test
  • French: tester — to put to test
  • German: testen — to put to test
  • German: untersuchen — to put to test
  • German: ausprobieren — to put to test
  • Hungarian: kipróbál — to put to test
  • Hungarian: próbára tesz — to put to test
  • Indonesian: mencobai — to put to test
  • Irish: tástáil — to put to test
  • Italian: provare — to put to test
  • Italian: testare — to put to test
  • Japanese: 試みる (kokoromiru) — to put to test
  • Central Kurdish: تاقی کردن (taqî kirdin) — to put to test
  • Latin: experior — to put to test
  • Persian: آزمودن (âzmudan) — to put to test
  • Polish: testować — to put to test
  • Portuguese: testar — to put to test
  • Romanian: testa — to put to test
  • Romanian: proba — to put to test
  • Russian: про́бовать (próbovatʹ) — to put to test
  • Russian: попро́бовать (popróbovatʹ) — to put to test
  • Russian: испы́тывать (ispýtyvatʹ) — to put to test
  • Russian: испыта́ть (ispytátʹ) — to put to test
  • Scottish Gaelic: feuch — to put to test
  • Serbo-Croatian: isprobati — to put to test
  • Spanish: probar — to put to test
  • Swedish: prova — to put to test
  • Swedish: pröva — to put to test
  • Swedish: testa — to put to test
  • Thai: ทดลอง (tót-lɔɔng) — to put to test
  • Thai: ทดสอบ (tót-sɔ̀ɔp) — to put to test
  • Ottoman Turkish: دكهمك (deñemek) — to put to test
  • Armenian: փորձել (pʻorjel) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Azerbaijani: dadına baxmaq — to taste, sample, etc
  • Azerbaijani: prob eləmək — to taste, sample, etc
  • Bulgarian: опитвам (opitvam) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Catalan: provar — to taste, sample, etc
  • Catalan: tastar — to taste, sample, etc
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嘗 /尝 (cháng) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嘗味 /尝味 (chángwèi) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Danish: prøve — to taste, sample, etc
  • Dutch: proeven — to taste, sample, etc
  • Esperanto: gustumi — to taste, sample, etc
  • Esperanto: provi — to taste, sample, etc
  • Finnish: kokeilla — to taste, sample, etc
  • French: essayer — to taste, sample, etc
  • French: goûter — to taste, sample, etc
  • Friulian: cercjâ — to taste, sample, etc
  • German: kosten — to taste, sample, etc
  • German: probieren — to taste, sample, etc
  • German: versuchen — to taste, sample, etc
  • German: verkosten — to taste, sample, etc
  • Hungarian: megkóstol — to taste, sample, etc
  • Hungarian: felpróbál — to taste, sample, etc
  • Hungarian: kipróbál — to taste, sample, etc
  • Indonesian: mencicipi — to taste, sample, etc
  • Ingrian: proovata — to taste, sample, etc
  • Ingrian: yrittää — to taste, sample, etc
  • Ingrian: pruukata — to taste, sample, etc
  • Italian: assaggiare — to taste, sample, etc
  • Japanese: 試す (tamesu) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Khmer: សាកល្បង (saak lbɑɑng) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Central Kurdish: تام کردن (tam kirdin) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Lao: ຊີມ (sīm) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Malayalam: നോക്കുക (nōkkuka) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Eastern Mari: авызлаш (avyzlaš) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Mòcheno: kostn — to taste, sample, etc
  • Persian: چشیدن (češidan) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Polish: próbować — to taste, sample, etc
  • Portuguese: experimentar — to taste, sample, etc
  • Portuguese: provar — to taste, sample, etc
  • Quechua: llaqway — to taste, sample, etc
  • Quechua: malliy — to taste, sample, etc
  • Romanian: gusta — to taste, sample, etc
  • Romanian: încerca — to taste, sample, etc
  • Russian: про́бовать (próbovatʹ) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Russian: попро́бовать (popróbovatʹ) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Scottish Gaelic: feuch — to taste, sample, etc
  • Serbo-Croatian: kušati — to taste, sample, etc
  • Serbo-Croatian: probati — to taste, sample, etc
  • Lower Sorbian: proběrowaś — to taste, sample, etc
  • Spanish: probar — to taste, sample, etc
  • Swedish: prova — to taste, sample, etc
  • Thai: ลอง (lɔɔng) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Thai: ชิม (chim) — to taste, sample, etc
  • Vietnamese: thử — to taste, sample, etc
  • Arabic: حَاكَمَ (ḥākama) — to put on trial
  • Bulgarian: съдя (sǎdja) — to put on trial
  • Catalan: jutjar — to put on trial
  • Danish: afprøve — to put on trial
  • Danish: teste — to put on trial
  • Dutch: berechten — to put on trial
  • Esperanto: testi — to put on trial
  • Esperanto: procesi — to put on trial
  • Finnish: syyttää — to put on trial
  • French: traduire en justice — to put on trial
  • German: den Prozess machen — to put on trial
  • German: vor Gericht stellen — to put on trial
  • German: vor Gericht verhandeln — to put on trial
  • German: anklagen — to put on trial
  • Greek: δικάζω (dikázo) — to put on trial
  • Hungarian: bíróság elé állít — to put on trial
  • Hungarian: tárgyal — to put on trial
  • Italian: mettere alla prova — to put on trial
  • Japanese: 裁判に掛ける (saiban ni kakeru) — to put on trial
  • Malayalam: വിചാരണ നടത്തുക (vicāraṇa naṭattuka) — to put on trial
  • Eastern Mari: судитлаш (suditlaš) — to put on trial
  • Norwegian: stille for retten — to put on trial
  • Persian: آزمودن (âzmudan) — to put on trial
  • Portuguese: processar — to put on trial
  • Portuguese: autuar — to put on trial
  • Portuguese: acionar — to put on trial
  • Romanian: judeca — to put on trial
  • Russian: суди́ть (sudítʹ) — to put on trial
  • Spanish: juzgar — to put on trial
  • Spanish: judgar — to put on trial
  • Swedish: pröva — to put on trial
  • Thai: พิจารณา (pí-jaa-rá-naa) — to put on trial
  • Vietnamese: xét xử — to put on trial
  • Welsh: profi — to put on trial