trying
part of speech
verb form of try (try, tries, tried, trying); adjective (trying)
meaning for a pupil
1) Trying means doing your best to do something, making an effort. tree →
2) Trying also means testing something to see if it works or if you like it: trying a new food. tree →
3) As an adjective, trying means annoying and hard to put up with: a trying day. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a story word for an attempt; sometimes tries are counted; «trying to reach» gives a goal: how many more = goal − have; «trying different numbers» is the guess-and-check method. In science: trying an experiment again to check the result. Phrases: trying to, keep trying, trying on (clothes), trying out, trying hard.
examples
- She is trying to save $60. tree →
- He is trying to read 100 pages. tree →
- After trying 5 times, he scored. tree →
- She is trying to find the missing number. tree →
- Keep trying; you will get it. tree →
- I am trying on a new pair of shoes. tree →
- We are trying out a new game at recess. tree →
- It was a trying day with lots of problems. tree →
- So they left him trying, and went on. tree →
note
From «try»: tries, tried, trying (keep the y before -ing). «Try to» and «try and» both mean attempt; «try to» is better in writing. «Trying to reach» gives a goal; how many more = goal − have. Otherwise no clue.
In the corpora
- Being turned down is normal for everyone, and being picked is the reward for trying again and again.
- Anyone offering free game coins for your login is a scammer trying to steal the account or a parent's card details.
- Good questions are: who made it, where else is it reported, and is it trying to make me angry?
- Parental controls are there for good reasons; talk about them rather than trying to trick them.
- Fearing mistakes so much that you stop trying would stop you learning.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «trying» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.