Meaning of "tries" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF TRIES

tries

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIES

Tries is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tries in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRIES

PRESENT

Present

I try

you try

he/she/it tries

we try

you try

they try

Present continuous

I am trying

you are trying

he/she/it is trying

we are trying

you are trying

they are trying

Present perfect

I have tried

you have tried

he/she/it has tried

we have tried

you have tried

they have tried

Present perfect continuous

I have been trying

you have been trying

he/she/it has been trying

we have been trying

you have been trying

they have been trying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I tried

you tried

he/she/it tried

we tried

you tried

they tried

Past continuous

I was trying

you were trying

he/she/it was trying

we were trying

you were trying

they were trying

Past perfect

I had tried

you had tried

he/she/it had tried

we had tried

you had tried

they had tried

Past perfect continuous

I had been trying

you had been trying

he/she/it had been trying

we had been trying

you had been trying

they had been trying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will try

you will try

he/she/it will try

we will try

you will try

they will try

Future continuous

I will be trying

you will be trying

he/she/it will be trying

we will be trying

you will be trying

they will be trying

Future perfect

I will have tried

you will have tried

he/she/it will have tried

we will have tried

you will have tried

they will have tried

Future perfect continuous

I will have been trying

you will have been trying

he/she/it will have been trying

we will have been trying

you will have been trying

they will have been trying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tries

you would tries

he/she/it would tries

we would tries

you would tries

they would tries

Conditional continuous

I would be trying

you would be trying

he/she/it would be trying

we would be trying

you would be trying

they would be trying

Conditional perfect

I would have tries

you would have tries

he/she/it would have tries

we would have tries

you would have tries

they would have tries

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been trying

you would have been trying

he/she/it would have been trying

we would have been trying

you would have been trying

they would have been trying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you try
we let´s try
you try

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to try

Past participle

tried

Present Participle

trying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TRIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tries» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of tries

adjudge · adjudicate · afflict · aim · annoy · appraisal · appraise · attempt · bash · bend over backwards · bust a gut · check out · consider · crack · drain · effort · endeavour · essay · evaluate · evaluation · examine · exhaust · experiment · front up · go · go for broke · go for it · hear · inconvenience · inspect · inspection · investigate · irk · irritate · judge · move heaven and earth · pain · plague · prove · sample · sap · seek · shot · stab · strain · stress · strive · struggle · taste · tax · test · tire · trial · trouble · try out · undertake · upset · vex · wear out · weary · whack

TRANSLATION OF TRIES

Find out the translation of tries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tries» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 尝试
• Translator English - Spanish: tries
• English: tries
• Translator English - Hindi: कोशिश करता है
• Translator English - Arabic: يحاول
• Translator English - Russian: пытается
• Translator English - Portuguese: tentativas
• Translator English - Bengali: চেষ্টা
• Translator English - French: essais
• Translator English - Malay: Cuba
• Translator English - German: Versuche
• Translator English - Japanese: トライ
• Translator English - Korean: 시도
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyoba
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cố gắng
• Translator English - Tamil: முயற்சிகளின்
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रयत्न करतो
• Translator English - Turkish: çalışır
• Translator English - Italian: cerca
• Translator English - Polish: stara
• Translator English - Ukrainian: намагається
• Translator English - Romanian: incearca
• Translator English - Greek: προσπαθεί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: drieë
• Translator English - Swedish: försök
• Translator English - Norwegian: tries

10 QUOTES WITH «TRIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tries.

1

Yolanda Adams

As humans, we have the tendency to call on God only when we think that we're in dire straits as opposed to cultivating a real relationship with Him every day. And that's what my music tries to convey to all the listeners - try to cultivate it every day.

2

Daisy Bates

No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.

3

Jim Bishop

The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face.

4

Joseph Brodsky

I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside.

5

Pearl S. Buck

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.

6

Ken Burns

I have made a film about jazz that tries to look through jazz to see what it tells us about who we are as a people. I think that jazz is a spectacularly accurate model of democracy and a kind of look into our redemptive future possibilities.

7

Chad Coleman

I've always been a person who tries to build bridges and not walls. Whether it's my ex-wife and my step-son, or my daughter and my ex, I'm that guy in the middle, and I try to make sure we all stay together.

8

Alvin Dark

Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.

9

Jill Davis

I think shrinks are interesting to write about because you get to see what the character chooses to reveal, and what behaviors or stances the character tries out on the shrink that might not be part of the character's make-up outside of that room. It's an emotional test-kitchen.

10

Ethan Embry

Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIES»

Discover the use of tries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off ...

On slow news days, mainstream media still has to deliver. Fark founder Drew Curtis has noticed several distinct patterns used to turn non-news into the news you see each day. Th

Drew Curtis, 2007

Brielle-Elaine Tries to Fit In!

After an accident happens with the treats, Brielle-Elaine is left to find a new plan to get her classmates to like her. Throughout this adventure, Brielle-Elaine tries to fit in with the different groups within her class.

La-Toya S. Facey, 2011

A dog tries to kiss the sky: seven short plays

A new collection of short plays.

Kier Peters, 2003

Profile of Tries

Tries and suffix trees are the most popular data, structures on words.

Gahyun Park, 2006

How to Fish for a Rich Man A Million Tries - a Rare Sucess A ...

And only a few of them succeed.This is the good news: all women can do this, but you must be willing to change in some respects.Accept the challenge, and in this book you will find a guide on how to fish for a rich husband.Beginning withhow ...

Hans Wurscht, 2011

Robinson Crusoe tries again: Missiology and European ...

Thus, this book demonstrates how mission history can be transformed to a research concept for a global and pluralistic Christianity.

Roland Löffler, Werner Ustorf, 2010

When Darkness Tries to Hide: Montgomery Lake High #2

As Chris Dunkin arrives for his first year of high school, he enters drug-free with a new attitude and a Christian set of values.

Stacy A. Padula, 2011

My Brother Tries to Make Me Laugh

Odeon tries to make his sister Zena laugh as they journey in a spaceship toward earth with their parents, Robot, and Computer.

Andrew Glass, 1984

Leap tries again

Leap must try again and again before his inflatable feet invention allows him to walk on water.

Justine Korman, Justine Fontes, 1999

Annie Tries Not to and Annie?s Case Book

A sequel to Joy Reid's "Annie Butcher's Jigsaw, Annie Tries Not to and Annie's Case Book" presents two books in one.

Joy Reid, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tries is used in the context of the following news items.

Man tries to chew off fingerprints after arrest

A Florida man attempted to chew off his fingerprints while in a patrol car to avoid being identified by the police. On Thursday, Lee County Sheriff detectives ... «USA TODAY, Aug 15»

His NFL Dream Dead, a Sun Devil Tries Rugby Down Under

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — After a successful college career as a tight end for the Arizona State University Sun Devils, Chris Coyle's dreams of playing in ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

China's Baidu Tries to Wrangle Edge Over Rivals

BEIJING—When Chinese search giant Baidu Inc. BIDU 2.62 % reports its earnings Monday, investors will be looking for clues on whether its bold, expensive ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Review: 'Paper Towns' Tries to Fold Significance Into the Everyday

Comparing movies with their literary sources isn't always useful, but it's instructive that while the book validates Q's ordinariness, the movie tries to obscure it. «New York Times, Jul 15»

Review: In 'Southpaw,' Jake Gyllenhaal Tries to Box His Way Back …

Connoisseurs of boxing sometimes wax eloquent on the nuances of the sport, but boxing movies tend to value impact over finesse. Few genres are so reliably ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

With Caitlyn Jenner's New Show, a Reality Producer Tries to Tame …

LOS ANGELES — “I Am Cait,” the new E! reality series starring Caitlyn Jenner, begins at 4:32 a.m. with Ms. Jenner wide-awake. Looking exhausted, she stares ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

As Germany Tries to Hold On to Its Art, Some Works Drop From View

PARIS — On Friday the portraits of Elke and Franz Dahlem vanished from a room in the Albertinum modern art museum in Dresden, Germany, dedicated to the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Back Home, Iran's Leader Tries to Sell Nuclear Deal

President Hassan Rouhani began his efforts to persuade Iranians to support the nuclear deal his government signed with global powers this week, touting the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Modern Farmer Tries a New Approach

Modern Farmer is back, sort of. From its inception in 2013, the magazine and its website drew a small but devoted following who appreciated its quirky attempt to ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Jordan Spieth Makes Overnight Trek to British Open and Tries Eye …

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods loitered on the 16th green of the Old Course on Monday night, spending several minutes hitting putts to different spots. «New York Times, Jul 15»