proberen

Meaning

to try, to attempt

Concepts

try

attempt

test

prove

sample

endeavor

endeavour

seek

strive

assay

pilot

search

aspire

come at

move

try out

look for

Hyphenated as

pro‧be‧ren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌproːˈbeː.rə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch proberen (“to try, prove”); borrowed from Latin probāre, from probō. Doublet of proeven.

Sentences

Anders zal niemand het meer willen proberen .

Otherwise, no one in the end will want to go out on a limb.

Ik zal proberen het kort te houden .

I will try to be reasonably brief.

Laten we daarom proberen collectief te handelen .

So let us try to act collectively.

Degenen die van de mondialisering een bedreiging proberen te maken , vergissen zich volkomen .

Those who try to make globalization a threat are completely mistaken.

Met onze op preventie gerichte maatregelen proberen wij daar verandering in te brengen .

Our efforts to ensure prevention aim to address that.