British English : try traɪ If you try something, you test it to see what it is like or how it works.Would you like to try my new bike? VERBtest
verb
when tr, may take an infinitive, sometimes with to replaced by and to make an effort or attempt ⇒ he tried to climb a cliff
(transitive) often foll by out to sample, test, or give experimental use to (something) in order to determine its quality, worth, etc ⇒ try her cheese flan
(transitive) to put strain or stress on ⇒ he tries my patience
(transitive; often passive) to give pain, affliction, or vexation to: I have been sorely tried by those children
to examine and determine the issues involved in (a cause) in a court of law to hear evidence in order to determine the guilt or innocence of (an accused) to sit as judge at the trial of (an issue or person)
to examine and determine the issues involved in (a cause) in a court of law
to hear evidence in order to determine the guilt or innocence of (an accused)
to sit as judge at the trial of (an issue or person)
(transitive) to melt (fat, lard, etc) in order to separate out impurities
(transitive) usually foll by out (obsolete ) to extract (a material) from an ore, mixture, etc, usually by heat; refine
to examine and determine the issues involved in (a cause) in a court of law
to hear evidence in order to determine the guilt or innocence of (an accused)
to sit as judge at the trial of (an issue or person)
noun
an experiment or trial
an attempt or effort
(rugby ) the act of an attacking player touching the ball down behind the opposing team's goal line, scoring five or, in Rugby League, four points
Also called : try for a point (American football ) an attempt made after a touchdown to score an extra point by kicking a goal or, for two extra points, by running the ball or completing a pass across the opponents' goal line