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3 VERB If you try for something, you make an effort to get it or achieve it. □ [V + for ] My partner and I have been trying for a baby for two years. □ [V + for ] He said he was going to try for first place next year.

4 VERB If you try something new or different, you use it, do it, or experience it in order to discover its qualities or effects. □ [V n] It's best not to try a new recipe for the first time on such an important occasion. □ [V v-ing] I have tried painting the young shoots with weed poisoner, but this does not kill them off. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Try is also a noun. □  If you're still sceptical about exercising, we can only ask you to trust us and give it a try.

5 VERB If you try a particular place or person, you go to that place or person because you think that they may be able to provide you with what you want. □ [V n] Have you tried the local music shops?

6 VERB If you try a door or window, you try to open it. □ [V n] Bob tried the door. To his surprise, it opened.

7 VERB When a person is tried , he or she has to appear in a law court and is found innocent or guilty after the judge and jury have heard the evidence. When a legal case is tried , it is considered in a court of law. □ [be V -ed + for ] He suggested that those responsible should be tried for crimes against humanity. □ [be V -ed] Whether he is guilty is a decision that will be made when the case is tried in court. □ [V n] The military court which tried him excluded two of his lawyers.

8 N‑COUNT In the game of rugby, a try is the action of scoring by putting the ball down behind the goal line of the opposing team. □  The French, who led 21-3 at half time, scored eight tries.

9 → see also tried , trying

10 PHRASE [with neg] If you say that something fails but not for want of trying or not for lack of trying , you mean that everything possible was done to make it succeed. □  Not all is perfect, but it isn't for want of trying.

11to try your best → see best

12to try your hand → see hand ➊

13to try your luck → see luck

14to try someone's patience → see patience

▸  try on

1 PHRASAL VERB If you try on a piece of clothing, you put it on to see if it fits you or if it looks nice. □ [V P n] Try on clothing and shoes to make sure they fit. [Also V n P ]

2 PHRASAL VERB [usu cont] If you say that a person is trying it on , you mean that they are trying to obtain something or to impress someone, often in a slightly dishonest way and without much hope of success. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V n P ] They're just trying it on–I don't believe they'll go this far.

▸  try out PHRASAL VERB If you try something out , you test it in order to find out how useful or effective it is or what it is like. □ [V n P ] She knew I wanted to try the boat out at the weekend. □ [V P n] The school hopes to try out the system in September.

try|ing /tra I I ŋ/

1 ADJ If you describe something or someone as trying , you mean that they are difficult to deal with and make you feel impatient or annoyed. □  Support from those closest to you is vital in these trying times.

2 → see also try

try|out /tra I aʊt/ (tryouts ) also try-out N‑COUNT If you give something a tryout , you try it or test it to see how useful it is. □  The recycling scheme gets its first try-out in rural parts of the county.

tryst /tr I st/ (trysts ) N‑COUNT A tryst is a meeting between lovers in a quiet secret place. [LITERARY ]

tsar /zɑː ^r / (tsars ) also czar

1 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE In former times, the tsar was the king of Russia.