v make an effort or attempt
He tried to shake off his fears
v put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
This approach has been tried with good results
v put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
The football star was tried for the murder of his wife The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
v take a sample of
v examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
The case will be tried in California
v give pain or trouble to
I've been sorely tried by these students
v test the limits of
v melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
v put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
Even while they try to understand the nature of such a horror, California juvenile officials are now considering a confounding legal question: Should the alleged killer be tried .
Perot tried to persuade the state legislature to put up $500 million in bonds to lure a giant McDonnell Douglas facility to the new airport.
A global survey finds that Americans are most likely to have tried illegal drugs.
Man who tried to rescue neighbor from fire dies A man who tried to save his friend from an apartment fire in Winter Haven has died. Joseph Hernandez, 56, ran into the burning building on Snively Avenue on Saturday night to rescue his neighbor.
June 12, 2013 - FOX 5 Washington D.C.
Shia LaBeouf tried to warn us about secret phone records in 2008 Actor Shia LaBeouf tried to warn us about the National Security Agency and its collection of phone records in 2008, but we didn’t listen. In an interview with Jay Leno on the “Tonight Show,” LaBeouf talked about an FBI consultant that once told him one in five phone calls are recorded and logged, UPI reports. Watch the video above for more of the interview.
June 11, 2013 - The Oklahoman
Arrestee tried to escape through ceiling The suspect in a gun store burglary tried to escape from an interview room in a Jefferson County precinct by crawling through the ceiling tiles, investigators said.
June 11, 2013 - KMGH 7 Denver
Sasha Ivanov in BBC News They obviously were very bad spies if they got caught,said Sasha Ivanov, a businessman walking by a Moscow train station. "They got caught, so they should be tried."
Lindsay Lohan in hellomagazine.com I did do everything I was told to do and did the best I could to balance jobs and showing up,she said. "I'm not taking this as a joke. It's my life and my career, something I have worked for my entire life. I have tried to do the best I...
Andy Pettitte in Canada.com I had heard that human growth hormone could promote faster healing for my elbow,Pettitte said. "I felt an obligation to get back to my team as soon as possible. For this reason, and only this reason, for two days I tried human growth...