try for

try for
verb
make an attempt at achieving something (Freq. 1)
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She tried for the Olympics

• Syn: ↑go for
• Hypernyms: ↑compete, ↑vie, ↑contend
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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try for
Make an attempt to reach or gain
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Main Entry: ↑try

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ˈtry for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they try for he/she/it tries for present participle trying for past tense tried for past participle tried for] phrasal verb
to attempt to get or achieve something difficult or something that you want very much

My father encouraged me to try for a place at Oxford.

Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym
Main entry: try

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try for [phrasal verb]
try for (something) : to make an attempt or effort to get (something)

You've already won $100. Do you want to try for more?

He tried for second place but finished third instead.

She tried for the job and got it.

They have been trying for a baby [=trying to have a baby] for several years.

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Main Entry: ↑try

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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