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Collocations for try - noun

1. attempt

ADJECTIVE

good, nice
Never mind—it was a good try. Better luck next time.
another
first, second, etc.
She passed the test on the first try.
her second try at a Broadway musical

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VERB + try

have
Can I have a try?
give sth
It looks difficult, but let's give it a try.
be worth
It may not work, but it's certainly worth a try.

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PREPOSITION

try at
She's having another try at the marathon.

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2. scoring move in rugby

ADJECTIVE

dazzling, excellent, good, great, splendid, superb, well-taken
opening
last-minute, late
decisive, winning
penalty
pushover

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VERB + try

get, go over for, score
convert

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PREPOSITION

try against
He scored three tries against New Zealand.
try by, try from
an excellent try by winger Neil Lang

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Collocations for try - verb

ADVERB

desperately, frantically, furiously, hard, mightily (esp. AmE)
She was trying desperately to stay afloat.
Sam was trying hard not to laugh.
gamely, valiantly
She tried valiantly to smile through her tears.
actively
Do you actively try to get involved in other people's projects?
consciously, deliberately, intentionally, purposely
I wondered if he was purposely trying to avoid me.
constantly, continually, repeatedly
I'm constantly trying to make things better.
clumsily
I clumsily tried to make amends.
hurriedly
I hurriedly tried to unlock the door.
feebly
at least
Can you guys at least try and be nice to her?
fruitlessly, futilely (esp. AmE), in vain, unsuccessfully, vainly
allegedly
a treason charge for allegedly trying to overthrow the government by force

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VERB + try

decide to
I decided to try again.
dare (sb) to
I dare you to try and stop her.
bother to
She didn't even bother to try to check on her son.
continue to
We have to continue to try to learn more about this.
hesitate to
He wouldn't hesitate to try and kill them.
be going to
I hope you're not going to try and deny it.
be tempted to
be tempting to
let sb
Can't you do it? Let me try.

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PHRASES

be just trying to do sth, be only trying to do sth
I was just trying to help!
give up trying
I've given up trying to persuade her.
try your best, try your hardest, try your utmost
I tried my best not to laugh.

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Try is used with these nouns as the object:
approach, avenue, case, cuisine, delicacy, diplomacy, dish, door, exercise, experiment, handle, idea, knob, luck, manoeuvre, patience, ploy, recipe, remedy, restaurant, route, shot, tack, tactic, technique, trick, yoga

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