Dictionary Check: try

"try" is a valid word!

Scrabble 6 points
Words with Friends 5 points

Definition

noun

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Example: "made an effort to cover all the reading material"
verb

make an effort or attempt

Example: "He tried to shake off his fears"
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verb

put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

Example: "This approach has been tried with good results"
verb

put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

Example: "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"
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verb

take a sample of

Example: "Try these new crackers"
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verb

examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

Example: "The jury had heard all the evidence"
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