to try

Examples

• All

• Pick up the fork and try it please.

  Ezra (2024)

• Will you please try the lemonade?

  Here (2024)

• Because as my mother said, try it, you might like it.

• Here, try some of this.

  Despicable Me 2 (2013)

• You should try one of these.

  Gremlins (1984)

• You must try these.

  Elemental (2023)

• Try one of these Jamaican cigars, Ambassador.

  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

• You should try this chocolate cake; it's delicious and you'll love it.

• At the party, I decided to try a slice of the homemade pie.

• When visiting a new country, it's a good idea to try local dishes.

Synonyms

T

to taste

vsto try

305 1.0

To try a small amount of food or drink to check its flavor

focuses on sampling briefly to see overall quality not only flavor

S

to sample

vsto try

85 2.6

To taste a small amount to check quality or flavor

aims at seeing what it is like rather than judging quality

T

to take a bite

vsto try

62 1.4

To eat a small piece of food or reduce something a little

is about having a small amount to see what something is like

Antonyms

R

to refuse

∞ 1.7

To say no to a request or offer

Idioms

T

to try our best

18 2.1

To make as much effort as you can to reach a goal

O

on the first try

8 3.1

Succeeding the first time you try something

T

to try it on the dog

• Informal

9.5

Test something first with a small group before using it more widely

Phrasal Verbs

T

to try again

562 1.0

Do something one more time after you fail

T

to try on

215 1.1

To put on clothes to see if they fit or look good

T

to try out

183 2.8

To test something to see how it works

G

to give a try

134 1.6

To do something new to see if you can do it

T

to try for

127 3.1

Make a strong effort to get something you want

T

to try out

97 2.8

To compete to be chosen for a role or team

G

to give it a try

92 1.7

Try something for the first time to see if you like it

T

to try it on

48 3.0

To put on clothes to check if they fit and how they look

T

to try to scam

• Informal

6 5.8

Attempt to trick someone and take their money

T

to try a restaurant

1 1.5

To visit and eat at a restaurant to see what it is like

Compounds

T

try-on

1 3.7

An act of putting on clothes to see if they fit or look good

T

try square

• Specialized

1 6.2

A metal tool with a ruler and handle for checking right angles in wood or metal

How Much

to eat

∞ 1.0

sample

∞ 2.3

to try

541 1.0

to taste

305 1.0

to sip

153 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology