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tries one's hand

tries one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of try one's hand.

Meaning of try one's hand

Verb

try one's hand (third-person singular simple present tries one's hand, present participle trying one's hand, simple past and past participle tried one's hand)

  1. (idiomatic) To attempt a skill, craft, trade, or action, possibly for the first time.
    • I thought I'd try my hand at woodworking, until I saw how much the tools cost.

Questions about tries one's hand

What is tries one's hand the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tries one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of try one's hand.

Words near tries one's hand in the dictionary

  1. tries it on
  2. tries it on the dog
  3. tries it out on the dog
  4. tries on
  5. tries on for size
  6. tries one's hand
  7. tries one's luck
  8. tries one's wings
  9. tries out
  10. tries someone's patience
  11. tries titles

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