Usually means: Attempt to achieve or obtain.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word try for:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. try for: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. try for: Merriam-Webster
  3. try for: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. try for: Vocabulary.com
  5. try for: Dictionary.com
  6. try for: Rhymezone
  7. try for: FreeDictionary.org
  8. try for: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. try for: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. try for: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. try for: Idioms

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verb:  make an attempt at achieving something


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