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Sth I Past Participle Verb Tense Denemek  /Traɪ  

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Kind verb
Front try 
IPA  /traɪ   / verb (present participle trying; 3rd person singular tries; past tense, past participle tried)
Back çaba göstermek, uğraşmak, çalışmak
denemek 
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try (verb)

 /traɪ   / verb (present participle trying; 3rd person singular tries; past tense, past participle tried)
 
 1 [intransitive]
 try (to do sth)
to make an effort to do sth
çaba göstermek, uğraşmak, çalışmak
 I tried to phone you but I couldn't get through.
 She was trying hard not to laugh.
 She'll try her best (elinden geleni yapacak) to help you.
 I'm sure you can do it if you try.
Try and, try to ’ya göre daha az resmîdir ve past tense ile kullanılamaz:
 I'll try and get there on time.
 I tried to get there on time, but I was too late.
 2 [transitive]
try (doing) sth
to do, use or test sth in order to see how good or successful it is
denemek
 ‘I've tried everything but I can't get the baby to sleep.’ ‘Have you tried taking her out in the car?’
 Have you ever tried raw fish?
 We tried the door but it was locked.
 He tried several bookshops but none of them had the books he wanted.
Try to do sth ile try doing sth ’i karşılaştırınız:
 I've tried to give up smoking many times. (= bırakmayı denedim)
 ‘I've got a sore throat.’ ‘You should try taking some medicine .’ (= ilaç iyi gelebilir)
 3 [transitive]
try sb (for sth)
to examine sb in a court of law in order to decide if they are guilty of a crime or not
yargılamak
 He was tried for murder.
IDIOM
try your hand at sth
to do sth such as an activity or a sport for the first time
 (yeni bir etkinlik) el atmak
 Now that I can ski, I'd really like to try my hand at snowboarding.
PHRASAL VERBS
try sth on
to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits you properly
 (giysi) denemek, prova etmek
 Can I try these jeans on, please?
 note at CLOTHES
try sb/sth out
to test sb/sth to find out if he/she/it is good enough
 (birini, bir şeyi) denemek
 

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