try hard. Main Entry: exert
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make use of
Synonyms: apply, apply oneself, bring into play, bring to bear, dig*, employ, endeavor, exercise, expend, give all one's got, give best shot, labor, make effort, peg away, plug*, ply, pour it on, push, put forth, put out, strain, strive, struggle, sweat it, throw, toil, try hard, use, utilize, wield, work
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try [trahy] Show IPA verb, tried, try·ing, noun, plural tries.
verb (used with object)
1.to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
2.to test the effect or result of (often followed by out ): to try a new method; to try a recipe out.
3.to endeavor to evaluate by experiment or experience: to try a new field; to try a new book.
4.to test the quality, value, fitness, accuracy, etc., of: Will you try a spoonful of this and tell me what you think of it?
5.Law. to examine and determine judicially, as a cause; determine judicially the guilt or innocence of (a person).
10.to make an attempt or effort; strive: Try to complete the examination.
11.Nautical . to lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
noun
12.an attempt or effort: to have a try at something.
13.Rugby. a score of three points earned by advancing the ball to or beyond the opponents' goal line.
Verb phrases 14.try on, to put on an article of clothing in order to judge its appearance and fit: You can't really tell how it will look until you try it on.
15.try out, to use experimentally; test: to try out a new car.
16.try out for, to compete for (a position, membership, etc.): Over a hundred boys came to try out for the football team.
Idioms
17. give it the old college try, Informal. to make a sincere effort: I gave it the old college try and finally found an apartment.
18.try it / that on, Chiefly British Informal.
a.to put on airs: She's been trying it on ever since the inheritance came through.
b.to be forward or presumptuous, especially with a member of the opposite sex: She avoided him after he'd tried it on with her.
Related forms pre·try, verb (used with object), pre·tried, pre·try·ing. re·try, verb, re·tried, re·try·ing.
Synonyms
1, 10. Try, attempt, endeavor, strive all mean to put forth an effort toward a specific end. Try is the most often used and most general term: to try to decipher a message; to try hard to succeed. Attempt often interchangeable with try sometimes suggests the possibility of failure and is often used in reference to more serious or important matters: to attempt to formulate a new theory of motion. Endeavor emphasizes serious and continued exertion of effort, sometimes aimed at dutiful or socially appropriate behavior: to endeavor to fulfill one's obligations. Strive stresses persistent, vigorous, even strenuous effort, often in the face of obstacles: to strive to overcome a handicap.