Emily Dickinson Lexicon

try (tried, tries, trying), v. [Fr.]

1. Bear; endure; remain.
2. Strain; struggle.
3. Judge; examine judicially; prove by witnesses; examine by principles of law.
4. Attempt; essay; seek; test the ability to.
5. Endeavor; exert strength; make an effort; work in order to progress; stretch forward to accomplish something.
6. Use; utilize; borrow.
7. Prove; establish; show; demonstrate.
8. Evaluate; appraise; assess; discern; study; ascertain the relevance, strength, goodness, value, or truth of.
9. Examine; scrutinize; analyze; make experiment on; take a chance; prove by experiment.
10. Phrase. “try one's wings”: attempt to fly; rely on the power of flight; [fig.] relocate; accept the next stage of bereavement; move to the next phase of development.