Définition de « try » en Anglais

verb

1. To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

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

2. (obsolete) To divide; to separate.

3. To test, to work out.

4. To experiment, to strive.

5. (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.

6. To strain; to subject to excessive tests.

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

7. (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.

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

noun

1. An attempt.

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

2. An act of tasting or sampling.

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

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

   • Today I scored my first try.

4. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A screen, or sieve, for grain.

5. (American football) A field goal or extra point

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

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

adjective

1. (obsolete) Fine, excellent.