Try
/traɪ/noun
To make an attempt or effort to do something.
Did you know?In medieval times, 'try' was often associated with the process of testing metals to reveal their purity, a practice steeped in alchemy and transformation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*trēi-
“to pierce or to go through”
Latin
Latin
triare
“to sift or to separate, especially in a testing context”
Old French
Old French
trier
“to try, to test, to select”
Middle English
Middle English
trien
“to make an attempt, to test”
Modern English
English
try
“to attempt, to make an effort”