Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something:
— She gave it a good try.

synoniemen: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour.

Nederlands: ijveren, onderneming, wagen, probeersel, inspanning, poging
Pools: próba, usiłowanie

Make an effort or attempt.

synoniemen: assay, attempt, essay, seek.

Roget 677: use, make use of, employ, put to use; put in action, put in operation, put in practice; set in motion, set to work.    ply, work, wield, handle, manipulate; play, play off; exert, exercise, practice, avail oneself of, profit by, resort to, have recourse to, recur to, take betake oneself to; take up with, take advantage of; lay one's hands on, try.    render useful etc. 644; mold; turn to account, turn to use; convert to use, utilize; work up; call into play, bring into play; put into requisition; call forth, draw forth; press into service, enlist into the service; bring to bear upon, devote, dedicate, consecrate, apply, adhibit^†, dispose of; make a handle of, make a cat's-paw of.    fall back upon, make a shift with; make the most of, make the best of.    use up, swallow up; consume, absorb, expend; tax, task, wear, put to task.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 675: try, essay; experiment etc. 463; endeavor, strive; tempt, attempt, make an attempt; venture, adventure, speculate, take one's chance, tempt fortune; try one's fortune, try one's luck, try one's hand; use one's endeavor; feel one's way, grope one's way, pick one's way.    try hard, push, make a bold push, use one's best endeavor; do one's best etc. (exertion) 686.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: beproeven, pogen, proberen, trachten, zien

Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.

synoniemen: essay, examine, prove, test, try out.

Roget 463: experiment; essay etc. (endeavor) 675; try, try out, assay; make an experiment, make a trial of; give a trial to; put on trial, subject to trial; experiment upon; rehearse; put to the test, bring to the test, submit to the test, submit to the proof; prove, verify, test, touch, practice upon, try one's strength; road-test, test drive, take for a spin; test fly.    grope; feel one's way, grope for one's way; fumble, t=atonner, aller =a t=atons [Fr.], put out a feeler, throw out a feeler; send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out [Coll.], see how the wind blows; consult the barometer; feel the pulse; fish for, bob for; cast for, beat about for; angle, trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes.    try one's fortune etc. (adventure) 675; explore etc. (inquire) 461.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: proberen, testen, toetsen, uitproberen, uittesten, uitwijzen

Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.

synoniemen: adjudicate, judge.

Roget 480: judge, conclude; come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion; ascertain, determine, make up one's mind.    deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction, weet^†, ween^†.    form an estimate, estimate, appreciate, value, count, assess, rate, rank, account; regard, consider, think of; look upon etc. (believe) 484; review; size up [Slang].    settle; pass an opinion, give an opinion; decide, try, pronounce, rule; pass judgment, pass sentence; sentence, doom; find; give judgment, deliver judgment; adjudge, adjudicate; arbitrate, award, report; bring in a verdict; make absolute, set a question at rest; confirm etc. (assent) 488.    comment, criticize, kibitz; pass under review etc. (examine) 457; investigate etc. (inquire) 461.    hold the scales, sit in judgment; try judgment, hear a cause.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 969: go to law, appeal to the law; bring to justice, bring to trial, bring to the bar; put on trial, pull up; accuse etc. 938; prefer a claim, file a claim etc. n.; take the law of, inform against.    serve with a writ, cite, apprehend, arraign, sue, prosecute, bring an action against, indict, impeach, attach, distrain, commit; arrest; summon, summons; give in charge etc. (restrain) 751.    empanel a jury, implead^†, join issue; close the pleadings; set down for hearing.    try, hear a cause; sit in judgment; adjudicate etc. 480.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: arbitreren, beoordelen, jureren, oordelen

Take a sample of:
— Try these new crackers.

synoniemen: sample, taste, try out.

Nederlands: monster, staal

Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.

synoniem: hear.

Give pain or trouble to.

Nederlands: kwellen

Test the limits of:
— You are trying my patience!.

synoniemen: strain, stress.

Nederlands: beproeven

Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities:
— Try the yak butter.

synoniem: render.

Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice:
— Try on this sweater to see how it looks.

synoniem: try on.