Definition of "try" []

• To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt: tried to ski. (verb-transitive)
• To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability: Try this casserole. Try the door. (verb-transitive)
• Law To examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process. (verb-transitive)
• Law To put (an accused person) on trial. (verb-transitive)
• To subject to great strain or hardship; tax: The last steep ascent tried my every muscle. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The topic has come up a lot and the people I talk to tend to argue for the \'not enough time\ 'conundrum and I try to get them to just \'try it\' for a while."
• "But I try - *try* - to extend the person a good long silken rope before I hang them."
• ""She's been there two weeks, and I haven't seen them try -- really _try_ -- to communicate with her.""