| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Back 2 | 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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