trying

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtraɪɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtraɪɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trī′ing)

From the verb try: (⇒ conjugate)
trying is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

Collocations for "trying"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "trying" in context.

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try

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. try to [get, make, keep, find, use, help]
  2. am trying to [get, hear, see, listen]
  3. try and [get]
  4. trying to [think of, figure out, find] a solution
  5. try to [improve, imagine]
  6. try to decide between
  7. trying not to [laugh, cry, scream]
  8. try as I might, I couldn't
  9. try again (later)
  10. try harder next time
  11. [should, could] try harder
  12. try your [best, hardest] (to)
  13. tried [so, very] hard to [make, please, be]
  14. are you trying to [be funny, start a fight]?
  15. try a [new, different] approach
  16. I've tried everything (but)
  17. just you try (and stop me)!
  18. try the [dish, soup, meat, sauce]
  19. try our [product, service]
  20. try it for the first time
  21. try (it) for free
  22. try before [serving, eating, buying]
  23. try before you buy
  24. try on a [pair of pants, shirt]
  25. try out a new [car, hairdo]
  26. try out for the [part, play, movie]
  27. tried for [murder, rape, fraud]
  28. is really trying my patience
n
  1. on the [first, second, third, last, final] try
  2. [guessed, passed, won] on the [first] try
  3. got [approved, connected] on the [first] try
  4. [passed, won] after [three] tries
  5. [athletes, candidates, participants] are given [three] tries (to)
  6. a [good, bad, brave, great, neat] try
  7. gave it a good try
  8. give it another try
  9. might give the [food, idea, place] a try
  10. this is your last try (so make it count)
  11. the team [scored, converted] [four] tries
'trying' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Mexican - TV - about - academic - accent - accuse - actor - actress - addition - aging - always - anxiety - anxious - articulate - attendance - attendant - attention - author - awake - babe - baby - back - backlog - beard - biased - blackout - blaze - blog - blush - boner - border - bored - bother - buff - button - candle - carefree - casual - catch - certain - clock - closure - coax - cockroach - coin - competitive - comprehend - conceive - concentrate - connect

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