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try over

try over verb: to repeat or practise; to go through (a routine, performance, etc.) experimentally.

Verb

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

  1. To repeat or practise; to go through (a routine, performance, etc.) experimentally.
    • Besançon—Besançon—Miriam had tried the pretty word over until unexpectedly she had fallen asleep.1915, Dorothy Richardson, Pointed Roofs, Broadview, published 2014, page 78

Forms of try over

third-person singular presenttries over
present participletrying over
past participletried over
pasttried over

Questions about try over

What does try over mean?
Try over means to repeat or practise; to go through (a routine, performance, etc.) experimentally.
What part of speech is try over?
Try over is a verb.
What is the past tense of try over?
The past tense of try over is tried over.

Words near try over in the dictionary

  1. try on for size
  2. try one's hand
  3. try one's luck
  4. try one's wings
  5. try out
  6. try over
  7. try pot
  8. try pots
  9. try someone's patience
  10. try square
  11. try squares

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