"try" meaning in English

See try in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: try, tries
  1. απόπειρα να λύσω πρόβλημα κ.λπ., προσπάθεια να κάνω κάτι, δοκιμή μιας γεύσης
    Sense id: el-try-en-noun-mksG6XSM

Verb

Forms: try, tries, try, tries, tried, tried, trying
  1. προσπαθώ, πειραματίζομαι, δοκιμάζω
    Sense id: el-try-en-verb-NhzQANkV
  2. δικάστηκε, πέρασε από δίκη (συνήθως στον αόριστο tried)
    Sense id: el-try-en-verb-WieLLLc0
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    {
      "form": "en-noun-ies",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "try",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tries",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "απόπειρα να λύσω πρόβλημα κ.λπ., προσπάθεια να κάνω κάτι, δοκιμή μιας γεύσης"
      ],
      "id": "el-try-en-noun-mksG6XSM"
    }
  ],
  "word": "try"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "en-noun-ies",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "try",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tries",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'marry'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "try",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tries",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tried",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tried",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trying",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If I go to Greece, I will try to see him.",
          "translation": "Αν (θα) πάω στην Ελλάδα θα προσπαθήσω να τον δω."
        },
        {
          "text": "I would try as hard as I could.",
          "translation": "Θα προσπαθούσα όσο πιο πολύ μπορούσα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "προσπαθώ, πειραματίζομαι, δοκιμάζω"
      ],
      "id": "el-try-en-verb-NhzQANkV"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "δικάστηκε, πέρασε από δίκη (συνήθως στον αόριστο tried)"
      ],
      "id": "el-try-en-verb-WieLLLc0"
    }
  ],
  "word": "try"
}
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      "form": "en-noun-ies",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "try",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tries",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "απόπειρα να λύσω πρόβλημα κ.λπ., προσπάθεια να κάνω κάτι, δοκιμή μιας γεύσης"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "try"
}

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    {
      "form": "en-noun-ies",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "try",
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        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tries",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'marry'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "try",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tries",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tried",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tried",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trying",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If I go to Greece, I will try to see him.",
          "translation": "Αν (θα) πάω στην Ελλάδα θα προσπαθήσω να τον δω."
        },
        {
          "text": "I would try as hard as I could.",
          "translation": "Θα προσπαθούσα όσο πιο πολύ μπορούσα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "προσπαθώ, πειραματίζομαι, δοκιμάζω"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "δικάστηκε, πέρασε από δίκη (συνήθως στον αόριστο tried)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "try"
}

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