try

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

Synonyms

• attemptmake an effort or attempt; enter upon an activity or enterprise ; earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; the act of attacking
• effortearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; use of physical or mental energy; a notable achievement; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
• endeavorattempt by employing effort; a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
• endeavourattempt by employing effort; a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• "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"

Synonyms

• seekthe movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk ; try to get or reach; try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; make an effort or attempt; go to or towards; inquire for
• attemptmake an effort or attempt; enter upon an activity or enterprise ; earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; the act of attacking
• essayan analytic or interpretive literary composition ; a tentative attempt ; make an effort or attempt; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
• assayan appraisal of the state of affairs; a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components ; a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance ; a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; analyze (chemical substances) ; make an effort or attempt

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

Synonyms

• testtrying something to find out about it; any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; the act of undergoing testing; the act of testing something; a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins ; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; examine someone's knowledge of something; show a certain characteristic when tested; achieve a certain score or rating on a test; determine the presence or properties of (a substance) ; undergo a test
• provebe shown or be found to be; establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; provide evidence for; prove formally; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; increase in volume; cause to puff up with a leaven; take a trial impression of ; obtain probate of
• try output to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; try something new, as in order to gain experience; perform in order to get a role; take a sample of
• examineconsider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; question or examine thoroughly and closely ; question closely ; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
• essayan analytic or interpretive literary composition ; a tentative attempt ; make an effort or attempt; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

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

Synonyms

• judgea public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice ; an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality ; determine the result of (a competition) ; form a critical opinion of; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); pronounce judgment on; put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
• adjudicateput on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; bring to an end

• "Try these new crackers"
• "Sample the regional dishes"

Synonyms

• sampletake a sample of; a small part of something intended as representative of the whole ; items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population ; all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
• try output to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; try something new, as in order to gain experience; perform in order to get a role; take a sample of
• tastehave flavor; perceive by the sense of taste; take a sample of; have a distinctive or characteristic taste; distinguish flavors; experience briefly; the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; a strong liking; delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); a brief experience of something; a small amount eaten or drunk; the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; a kind of sensing

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

Synonyms

• hearperceive (sound) via the auditory sense ; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; receive a communication from someone; listen and pay attention

• "I've been sorely tried by these students"

• "You are trying my patience!"

Synonyms

• strainto exert much effort or energy; test the limits of; use to the utmost; separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; become stretched or tense or taut; remove by passing through a filter; rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; alter the shape of (something) by stress; (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces ; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); the general meaning or substance of an utterance; an effortful attempt to attain a goal ; an intense or violent exertion ; the act of singing
• stressto stress, single out as important; put stress on; test the limits of; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; special emphasis attached to something; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

• "try the yak butter"
• "render fat in a casserole"

Synonyms

• rendera substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls ; cause to become; give something useful or necessary to; give an interpretation or rendition of; give or supply; pass down; make over as a return; give back; to surrender someone or something to another; show in, or as in, a picture; coat with plastic or cement; bestow; restate (words) from one language into another language; melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

• "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"

Synonyms

• try onput on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice