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triest

triest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of try.

Meaning of try

Verb

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

  1. To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
    • I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.
  2. (obsolete) To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
    • […]euery feend his buſie paines applyde, / To melt the golden metall, ready to be tryde.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 281
  3. (obsolete, one sort from another) To winnow; to sift; to pick out; frequently followed by out.
    • to try out the wild corn from the good
  4. (obsolete) To extract oil from blubber or fat; to melt down blubber to obtain oil
  5. (obsolete) To extract wax from a honeycomb
  6. To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
    • I tried mixing more white paint to get a lighter shade.

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Questions about triest

What is triest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Triest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of try.

Words near triest in the dictionary

  1. tries one's wings
  2. tries out
  3. tries someone's patience
  4. tries titles
  5. Triesenberg
  6. triest
  7. Trieste
  8. triester
  9. triesters
  10. Triestine
  11. Triestini

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