tried

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in Vietnamese Nỗ lực làm gì; cố gắng

BrE /traɪd/ AmE /traɪd/

verb en → vi

past tried pp tried

1 ATTEMPT [transitive] A1

Nỗ lực làm gì; cố gắng

to make an effort to do something, especially when it is difficult or you are not sure if you will succeed

  • try to do sth

Collocations try hard · try again

  • She tried to phone him but the line was engaged.

    Cô ấy đã cố gắng gọi cho anh ta nhưng đường dây bận.

2 EAT/DRINK [transitive] A2

Thử ăn/drink gì đó; nếm thử

to eat or drink something to see if you like it, or to test its quality

  • try sth

Collocations try a new dish · try some wine

  • I tried the local cheese and it was delicious.

    Tôi đã thử pho mát địa phương và nó rất ngon.

3 TEST [transitive] B1

Kiểm tra, thử nghiệm

to test something to see if it works or is good enough for a particular purpose

  • try sth

Collocations try an idea · try a new method

  • We tried the new software and found it very useful.

    Chúng tôi đã thử phần mềm mới và thấy nó rất hữu ích.

4 PRACTICE [transitive] B1

Luyện tập, thực hành

to practice or do something regularly to improve your skill at it

  • try sth

Collocations try a new sport · try a musical instrument

  • She tried playing the piano and soon became very good at it.

    Cô ấy đã thử chơi đàn piano và rất nhanh trở nên giỏi.

5 EXPERIENCE [transitive] B1

Kinh nghiệm; trải qua

to experience something, especially an unpleasant situation or feeling

  • try sth

Collocations try a new job · try a different approach

  • I tried living in the city and found it too noisy.

    Tôi đã thử sống ở thành phố và thấy nó quá ồn ào.

6 PAST ATTEMPT [transitive] A2

Đã cố gắng; đã thử

used to talk about a past attempt or effort to do something, especially when it was unsuccessful

  • try to do sth

Collocations tried to call · tried to fix the problem

  • I tried to phone you last night but I couldn't get through.

    Tôi đã cố gắng gọi cho bạn tối qua nhưng không thể liên lạc được.

7 PAST EXPERIENCE [transitive] B1

Đã trải qua; đã kinh nghiệm

used to talk about a past experience or situation, especially when it was unpleasant or difficult

  • try sth

Collocations tried a new restaurant · tried a different approach

  • I tried the new restaurant and it was terrible.

    Tôi đã thử nhà hàng mới và nó thật tệ.

8 PAST TEST [transitive] B1

Đã kiểm tra; đã thử nghiệm

used to talk about a past test or examination, especially when the result was not successful

  • try sth

Collocations tried a new method · tried the exam

  • We tried the new software but it didn't work properly.

    Chúng tôi đã thử phần mềm mới nhưng nó không hoạt động đúng cách.