try

Senso (English)

1. To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
2. (obsolete) To divide; to separate.
3. (obsolete) To divide; to separate.
4. (obsolete) To divide; to separate.
5. (obsolete) To divide; to separate.
6. To test, to work out.
7. To test, to work out.
8. To test, to work out.
9. To test, to work out.
10. To test, to work out.
11. To test, to work out.
12. To test, to work out.
13. To test, to work out.
14. To experiment, to strive.
15. To experiment, to strive.
16. (obsolete) To experiment, to strive.
17. To experiment, to strive.
18. To experiment, to strive.
19. To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
20. To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
21. (slang) To want, to desire.

attempt

test

make an attempt

exert oneself

put on trial

make effort

struggle for

fille

judicial inquiry

make efforts

’ attempt

the whole shooting match

testing and passing

strive for

(to) endeavour

take pains

come at

try-out

try to

do again

administer justice

have a bite

have a go

intend to

adjust

(to) endeavor

move heaven and earth

adjudge

stand firm

take a bite

be diligent

play act

try for

try hard

see for oneself

test out

take to court

take effort

conciliate

endevour

Frequenza

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/tɹaɪ/

From Middle English trien (“to try a legal case”), from Anglo-Norman trier (“to try a case”), Old French trier (“to choose, pick out or separate from others, sift, cull”), of uncertain origin. It is probably related to Italian tritare (“to grind; to sort; to analyze”) (see also French trier). Alternatively, believed to be a metathetic variation of Old French tirer (“to pull out, snatch”), from Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”), see tear. Related to Occitan triar (“to pick out, choose from among others”), although the Occitan verb could also be a borrowing from French. Alternatively or by confluence, the Old French is from Gallo-Roman Vulgar Latin *triare, of unknown origin. Replaced native Middle English cunnen (“to try”) (from Old English cunnian), Middle English fandien (“to try, prove”) (from Old English fandian), and Middle English costnien (“to try, tempt, test”) (from Old English costnian).