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try: I. noun II. intransitive verb III. transitive verb
try on: transitive verb

I . try [traɪ] N

1. try (attempt):

try

to give sth a try

2. try (in rugby):

try

try m

II . try <-ie-> [traɪ] VB intr

try

try

to try and do sth inf

tentar fazer a. c.

III . try <-ie-> [traɪ] VB trans

1. try (attempt):

try

to try one's best

esforçar-se ao máximo

to try one's luck

2. try (test):

try

3. try (annoy):

try

to try sb's patience

torrar a paciência de alguém gír

4. try LAW:

try

try on VB trans, try out VB trans

try on

try on

Usage examples with tries

however hard she tries ...

por mais que ela tente ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She tries to start the truck, but the policeman appears again. en.wikipedia.org

She tries to live as a fisher woman with an igloo house, but once again tires of her life. en.wikipedia.org

He tries to bully her, but she is the daughter he raised: smart and obstreperous. entertainment.time.com

He tries to explain the counterfeit tickets and how he has to sell her love letter. en.wikipedia.org

He played 20 matches on the tour and scored ten tries, but did not play in a test match. en.wikipedia.org

With the animated cards in a solitaire-like game, the player tries to score tricks of the highest value, working against a random draw. en.wikipedia.org

He says no and tries to hide his tears, which he attributes to hay fever. en.wikipedia.org

Max is one of the good characters except when in his final bid for peace, he tries to turn the world into mindless puppets. en.wikipedia.org

Peter squeezes between them and nervously tries to talk to her about the state of his and her relationship. en.wikipedia.org

After ranganath left them, chiru takesup the responsibility of his family and tries to get his sister's marital life settled. en.wikipedia.org

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