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Try on   /traɪ ɑn/   Listen
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Try  v. t.  (past & past part. tried; pres. part. trying)  
1.
To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good. (Obs.)
2.
To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc. "The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." "For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried."
3.
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions. "Let the end try the man."
4.
To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to. "Thus far to try thee, Adam, I was pleased." "These are the times that try men's souls."
5.
To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse. "Come, try upon yourselves what you have seen me." "To ease her cares the force of sleep she tries."
6.
To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
7.
(Law) To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.
8.
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions. "Left I the court, to see this quarrel tried."
9.
To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience. "Or try the Libyan heat or Scythian cold."
10.
To essay; to attempt; to endeavor. "Let us try... to found a path."
To try on.
(a)
To put on, as a garment, to ascertain whether it fits the person.
(b)
To attempt; to undertake. (Slang)
Synonyms: To attempt; endeavor; strive; aim; examine. Try, Attempt. To try is the generic, to attempt is the specific, term. When we try, we are usually uncertain as to success; when we attempt, we have always some definite object in view which we seek to accomplish. We may be indifferent as to the result of a trial, but we rarely attempt anything without a desire to succeed. "He first deceased: she for a little tried To live without him; liked it not, and died." "Alack, I am afraid they have a waked, And 't is not done. The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us."





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"Try on" Quotes from Famous Books



... the trees Translating unremembered memories Of the returning dead. And Celia, who has learned to die, Is well aware—and so through her am I— That, one by one interpreted, All hopes and pains and powers Are hers and mine to try On every star, through every age. .... And, still together, on this page We quote the sun-dial of the sage: "I number none but happy hours." For we remember still The morning-hymn we heard: "Ye shall fulfill Your destiny and joy, Each in the other, both in that Italian ...
— The New World • Witter Bynner
... in Germany the elector was always an archbishop. Our bishops now are a weakling lot. With no army to back their edicts the people smile at their proclamations, try on their shovel hats, and laugh at their gaiters. Or if they be Methodist bishops, who are only make-believe bishops, having slipped the cable that bound them to the past, we pound them familiarly on the back and address ...
— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 - Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians • Elbert Hubbard
... swag beside him. The swag had been prospected and fossicked for a clue, but yielded none. The chaps were sceptical at first, and inclined to make fun of the Mystery; but Tom interfered, and intimated that if they were skunks enough to chyack or try on any of their "funny business" with a "pore afflicted chap," he (Tom) would be obliged to "perform." Most of the men there had witnessed Tom's performance, and no one seemed ambitious to take a leading part in it. They preferred to be ...
— While the Billy Boils • Henry Lawson
... running toward them. "Miss Florence is here, and Mother says you must come in right away and try on. Oh, whose cat?" ...
— Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School • Mabel C. Hawley
... Mr. Scott loves the boy and will look out for him, you may be sure of that. But now we must talk about your journey. I've brought the things that I thought you would need on the way, and I'd like you to try on this dress." ...
— The Bishop's Shadow • I. T. Thurston


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