DICTOMETER

TRYING

(try, trying, catar, ensayar, intentar, probar, procurar, tratar de, molesto, forsøke, ha til hensikt, prøve, anstrengende, irriterende, ytterst ubehagelig)

1. Synonyms:
   • Try
   • Seek
   • Attempt
   • Essay
   • Assay
   Definitions:
   • make an effort or attempt
   Examples:
   • He tried to shake off his fears
   • The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
   • The police attempted to stop the thief
   • He sought to improve himself
   • She always seeks to do good in the world
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Test
   • Prove
   • Try
   • Try out
   • Examine
   • Essay
   Definitions:
   • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
   Examples:
   • This approach has been tried with good results
   • Test this recipe
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Judge
   • Adjudicate
   • Try
   Definitions:
   • put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
   Examples:
   • The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
   • The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Sample
   • Try
   • Try out
   • Taste
   Definitions:
   • take a sample of
   Examples:
   • Try these new crackers
   • Sample the regional dishes
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Hear
   • Try
   Definitions:
   • examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
   Examples:
   • The jury had heard all the evidence
   • The case will be tried in California
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Try
   Definitions:
   • give pain or trouble to
   Examples:
   • I've been sorely tried by these students
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Try
   • Strain
   • Stress
   Definitions:
   • test the limits of
   Examples:
   • You are trying my patience!
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Try
   • Render
   Definitions:
   • melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
   Examples:
   • Try the yak butter
   • Render fat in a casserole
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Try on
   • Try
   Definitions:
   • put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
   Examples:
   • Try on this sweater to see how it looks
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Trying
   Definitions:
   • hard to endure
   Examples:
   • Fell upon trying times
   Antonyms:
   • Easy
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Nerve-racking
   • Nerve-wracking
   • Stressful
   • Trying
   Definitions:
   • extremely irritating to the nerves
   Examples:
   • Nerve-racking noise
   • The stressful days before a war
   • A trying day at the office
   Antonyms:
   • Agreeable