try is often close to attempt but may stress effort or experiment made in the hope of testing or proving something.

Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame Where there is a flame, someone's bound to get burned But just because it burns doesn't mean you're gonna die You've gotta get up and try, …

TRY definition: 1. to attempt to do something: 2. to test something to see if it is suitable or useful or if it…. Learn more.

If you try a particular place or person, you go to that place or person because you think that they may be able to provide you with what you want. Have you tried the local music shops? [VERB …

Try, attempt, endeavor, strive all mean to put forth an effort toward a specific end. Try is the most often used and most general term: to try to decipher a message; to try hard to succeed.

The phrase try and is often used where try to is expected: Try and stop me. Though try and is found in all levels of speech and writing, it is sometimes considered inappropriate in formal …

Oct 14, 2025 · try (third-person singular simple present tries, present participle trying, simple past and past participle tried) To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive. quotations