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try for — verb make an attempt at achieving something (Freq. 1) She tried for the Olympics • Syn: ↑go for • Hypernyms: ↑compete, ↑vie, ↑contend • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
try for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms try for : present tense I/you/we/they try for he/she/it tries for present participle trying for past tense tried for past participle tried for try for something to attempt to get or achieve something difficult … English dictionary
try for something — ˈtry for sth derived to make an attempt to get or win sth Main entry: ↑tryderived … Useful english dictionary
try for — attempt to achieve or have: → try … English new terms dictionary
try for size — try (something) for size British & Australian, American & Australian to test something or to think about an idea in order to decide whether it works or whether you can use it. Try that for size. It s the new software programme I ve been working… … New idioms dictionary
One More Try for Love — Studio album by Ronnie Milsap Released 1984 Genre Country Label … Wikipedia
To Try for the Sun — Infobox Single Name = To Try for the Sun Cover size = Caption = Original Hickory 45 1402 Artist = Donovan from Album = Fairytale A side = B side = Turquoise (US) Released = January 1966 (US) Format = 7 Recorded = Genre = folk Length = 2:44 (Side… … Wikipedia
try for point — Date: 1929 an attempt made after scoring a touchdown in football to score one or two additional points by kicking the ball over the crossbar or again carrying it into the opponents end zone … New Collegiate Dictionary
try for point — an attempt made after scoring a touchdown in the game of football to kick a goal so as to score an additional point or to again carry the ball across the opponents goal line or complete a forward pass in the opponents end zone so as to score two… … Useful english dictionary
Try — Try, n. 1. A screen, or sieve, for grain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial. [1913 Webster] This breaking of his has been but a try for his friends. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. In Rugby and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
