A2verb · intransitive · frequent

try

try · tries · tried · trying

намагатися, пробувати, старатися

попробовать, пробовать, стараться, постараться

versuchen, testen, probieren, kosten

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitiveTo attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

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UK/tɹɑj/US/tɹaɪ/

» I was trying to kill time.

Ich versuchte, die Zeit totzuschlagen.

Я пытался скоротать время.

Я пыталась скоротать время.

Я намагався вбити час.

Meaning

22 senses

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.
Can you start the car? —I'll try (to).
versuchen
пыта́тьсяpytátʹsja, попыта́тьсяpopytátʹsja, про́боватьpróbovatʹ
про́буватиpróbuvaty, стара́тисяstarátysja, намага́тисяnamahátysja
make an effort or attempt
To test, to work out.
To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
I tried mixing more white paint to get a lighter shade.
versuchen, probieren, experimentieren
про́боватьpróbovatʹ, попро́боватьpopróbovatʹ
To put to test.
I shall try my skills on this.
testen, untersuchen, ausprobieren
про́боватьpróbovatʹ, попро́боватьpopróbovatʹ, испы́тыватьispýtyvatʹ
test the limits of
(specifically)To test someone's patience.
You are trying my patience.
Don't try me.
(slang)To fight or to make an attempt at an attack.
You wouldn't dare and try me!
You fixin' to try something, fool?
(figuratively)To receive an imminent attack; to take.
take a sample of
To taste, sample, etc.
Oh, you need to try the soup of the day!
kosten, probieren, versuchen
про́боватьpróbovatʹ, попро́боватьpopróbovatʹ
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a person's opinions
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
I'll try whether I can make it across town on foot.
To put on trial.
He was tried and executed.
den Prozess machen, vor Gericht stellen, vor Gericht verhandeln
суди́тьsudítʹ
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
To experiment, to strive.
To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
Dad, for God's sake, I'm trying my best!
You are trying too hard.
sich befassen, sich beschäftigen mit
стара́тьсяstarátʹsja, постара́тьсяpostarátʹsja

Examples

21151 sentences

I was trying to kill time.
Я намагався вбити час.
ruЯ пытался скоротать время.
deIch versuchte, die Zeit totzuschlagen.
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You'll never know unless you try.
Не дізнаєшся, якщо не спробуєш.
ruНе узнаешь, пока не попробуешь.
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I think it's worth a try.
Я думаю, варто спробувати.
ruЯ думаю, стоит попробовать.
deIch denke, es ist einen Versuch wert.
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Can I try on this jacket?
Можна мені поміряти цю куртку?
ruМогу я примерить эту курточку?
deDarf ich diese Jacke anprobieren?
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Let's try to understand one another.
Спробуймо зрозуміти одне одного.
ruДавай попробуем понять друг друга.
deLass uns versuchen, einander zu verstehen.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to attempt:

Русский

By meaning 4

to attempt:

to put to test:

to put on trial:

to work on something:

Deutsch

By meaning 6

to attempt:

to make an experiment:

to put to test:

to taste, sample, etc:

to put on trial:

to work on something:

Origin

From Middle English trien (“to separate out, sift, choose, select, evaluate, try a legal c

From Middle English trien (“to separate out, sift, choose, select, evaluate, try a legal case”), from Anglo-Norman trier, triher, triere (“to divide, separate, choose, select, prove, determine, try a case”), Old French trier (“to choose, pick out or separate from others, sift, cull”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Occitan triar (“to choose, sort, scrutinise, peel”), Catalan triar (“to pick, choose, decide”). Suggested to be derived from Late Latin *trītāre (“to crush, grind, trample, wear out”), itself derived from Classical Latin trītus (“rubbed, worn down, pulverised”), the past participle of terō, terere (“to rub, wear down, trample”), though this derivation is incompatible with the Occitan form. Additionally, the shift in meaning from "rub, crush, trample" to "pick out, choose, cull" is difficult to explain. One suggestion is that the semantic shift might have originated from a Latin phrase *granum terere ("to tread the corn (in threshing)"; compare Latin trītūra (“rubbing, chafing, friction" also "threshing”)), which has a parallel in the modern French trier le grain (“to sort the grain”). Alternatively, perhaps derived from Vulgar Latin *trīāre, a metathetic alteration of *tīrāre (“to tear off, pull, draw”), whence also Old French tirer (“to draw, pull, pluck, tug, peck at, extract”), Occitan tirar (“to take, draw, retrieve, remove, extract”).

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