Try

What does TRY mean?

1. verb

   make an effort or attempt

   “He tried to shake off his fears”

2. verb

   put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

   “This approach has been tried with good results”

3. noun

   earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

   “made an effort to cover all the reading material”

4. verb

   put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

   “The football star was tried for the murder of his wife”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.