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trying |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb try 5 of 9 senses of try Sense 1 try seek, attempt, essay, assay => take a dare, pick up the gauntlet => fight, struggle => grope => endeavor, endeavour, strive => give it a whirl, give it a try => gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance => risk, put on the line lay on the line Sense 2 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => control, verify => float => field-test Sense 3 judge, adjudicate, try => court-martial Sense 5 hear, try => rehear, retry Sense 7 try strain, stress => rack Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb try 5 of 9 senses of try Sense 1 try seek, attempt, essay, assay => take a dare, pick up the gauntlet => fight, struggle => tug, labor, labour, push drive => strive, reach, strain => overstrain => extend oneself => kill oneself, overexert oneself => trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself => flounder => grope => endeavor, endeavour, strive => struggle => scuffle, tussle => wrestle => mudwrestle => take pains, be at pains => buck => give it a whirl, give it a try => gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance => luck it luck through => risk, put on the line lay on the line => venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize => bell the cat Sense 2 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => control, verify => float => field-test Sense 3 judge, adjudicate, try => court-martial Sense 5 hear, try => rehear, retry Sense 7 try strain, stress => rack Entailment of verb try Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb try 9 senses of try Sense 1 try seek, attempt, essay, assay => act move Also See-> try out#1 Sense 2 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => judge Sense 3 judge, adjudicate, try => decide, make up one's mind, determine Sense 4 sample, try try out taste => consume, ingest, take in take have Sense 5 hear, try => probe, examine Sense 6 try => pain, anguish, hurt Sense 7 try strain, stress => afflict Sense 8 try render => melt, run, melt down Sense 9 try on try => wear, put on get into don, assume Familiarity of verb try try used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb try Sense 1 try seek, attempt, essay, assay => act move -------------- Sense 2 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => judge -------------- Sense 3 judge, adjudicate, try => decide, make up one's mind, determine -------------- Sense 4 sample, try try out taste => consume, ingest, take in take have -------------- Sense 5 hear, try => probe, examine -------------- Sense 6 try => pain, anguish, hurt -------------- Sense 7 try strain, stress => afflict -------------- Sense 8 try render => melt, run, melt down -------------- Sense 9 try on try => wear, put on get into don, assume -------------- Grep of noun trying trying on Overview of verb try The verb try has 9 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (345) try seek, attempt, essay, assay -- (make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world") 2. (16) test, prove, try try out examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe") 3. (4) judge, adjudicate, try -- (put on trial or sit as the judge at the trial of "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials") 4. (2) sample, try try out taste -- (take a sample of "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes") 5. hear, try -- (examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California") 6. try -- (give pain or trouble to "I've been sorely tried by these students") 7. try strain, stress -- (test the limits of "You are trying my patience!") 8. try render -- (melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole") 9. try on try -- (put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks") Overview of adj trying The adj trying has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) trying -- (hard to endure; "fell upon trying times") 2. nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying -- (extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office") Antonyms of adj trying 2 senses of trying Sense 1 trying INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Sense 2 nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying INDIRECT (VIA disagreeable) -> agreeable Similarity of adj trying 2 senses of trying Sense 1 trying => difficult (vs. easy), hard Sense 2 nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying => disagreeable (vs. agreeable) Attributes of adj trying Familiarity of adj trying trying used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj trying trying Overview of verb try The verb try has 9 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (345) try seek, attempt, essay, assay -- (make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world") 2. (16) test, prove, try try out examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe") 3. (4) judge, adjudicate, try -- (put on trial or sit as the judge at the trial of "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials") 4. (2) sample, try try out taste -- (take a sample of "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes") 5. hear, try -- (examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California") 6. try -- (give pain or trouble to "I've been sorely tried by these students") 7. try strain, stress -- (test the limits of "You are trying my patience!") 8. try render -- (melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole") 9. try on try -- (put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks") Overview of adj trying The adj trying has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) trying -- (hard to endure; "fell upon trying times") 2. nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, trying -- (extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office")
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