Collocation Dictionary

Try "happy" or "love"

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Common collocations with try in American Collocation

try noun countable

US /traɪ/

good

good
nice

That’s a nice try, but it’s not the right answer.

first, second etc

first, second etc

Marion was successful in picking out the right card, first try, 11 times.

unsuccessful

unsuccessful

Mandy made a number of unsuccessful tries to climb the tree.

have a try

give something
have

Shall I give it a try?

Here, let me have a try.

be worth a try

be worth

This isn’t easy, but it is worth a try.