Is the word tried a verb

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtrytry1 /traɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle tried, present participle trying)
 
 1 attempt [intransitive, transitive]TRY TO DO OR GET something to take action in order to do something that you may not be able to do
 Let’s have a rest and then we’ll try again.try to do something
 He tried to control his voice.
 She was trying not to cry.try and do something
 Try and take some form of daily exercise.try hard/desperately (to do something) (=make a lot of effort to do something)
 She dabbed at her face and tried hard not to sniff.
 I tried everything to lose weight with no success.try your best/hardest (to do something) (=make as much effort as possible to do something)
 I tried my best to comfort her.
 I tried and tried (=kept making an effort) and eventually I was offered a job.
 Try as he might (=as hard as he could), he could not get the incident out of his mind.it wasn’t for lack/want of trying (=used to say that if someone does not achieve something it is not because they have not tried)
 They didn’t get any goals, but it wasn’t for lack of trying.you couldn’t do something if you tried (=used to say that someone does not have the skill or ability to do something)
 She couldn’t speak French if she tried.

2 test/use [transitive]TRY something TO SEE IF IT IS GOOD to do or use something for a short while to discover if it is suitable, successful, enjoyable etc
 It works really well – you should try it.try doing something
 They decided they would try living in America for a while.
 Try logging off and logging on again.try something new/different (=do or use something that is different from what you usually do or use)
 If I’m going out for a meal, I prefer to try something different.try something on somebody/something
 We tried the machine on hardwood and soft wood.try somebody on something
 Petra’s trying the baby on solid foods.try something for size (=put on a piece of clothing or test something to find out if it is the correct size or suitable)
 Always try a sleeping bag for size before you buy it. 3 food/drink [transitive]TASTE OF FOOD OR DRINK to taste food or drink to find out if you like it SYN taste
 Would you like to try some crisps?4 try to find somebody/something [intransitive, transitive]LOOK FOR to go to a place or person, or call them, in order to find something or someone
 Sorry, he’s not in. Would you like to try again later?
 Let’s try Mouncy Street. He could be there.

5 door/window [transitive]OPEN to attempt to open a door, window etc in order to see if it is locked
 She tried the door and it opened.
 He tried the handle but the door was locked.6 law [transitive]JUDGE to examine and judge a legal case, or someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime in a courtbe tried for something
 He was tried for attempting to murder his wife.
 The defence argued that a regional court was not competent to try their case.Grammar Try is often passive in this meaning. 7 → try somebody’s patience8 → try your hand at something9 → try your luck10 → try it on (with somebody)GRAMMAR: Comparisontry to do something• If you try to do something, you attempt to do it: We must try to prevent this from happening again.try doing something• If you try doing something, you do it in order to find out if it is enjoyable or produces the result you want: I’ve never tried bungee jumping.Try using margarine instead of butter. COLLOCATIONSadverbshardShe was trying hard not to show her impatience.desperatelyThey try desperately to please other people.unsuccessfully/in vainHe has tried unsuccessfully to quit smoking.try your best/hardest (=make as much effort as possible)Try your best to block out other distractions.

THESAURUStry to take action in order to do something that you may not be able to doI tried to explain what was wrong.He tries hard in class, but he’s finding the work difficult.attempt to try to do something, especially something difficult. Attempt is more formal than try and is used especially in written EnglishAny prisoner who attempts to escape will be shot.He was attempting to climb one of the world’s highest mountains.do your best to try as hard as you can to do somethingWe will do our best to help them.make an effort to do something to try to do something, when you find this difficultIt is worth making an effort to master these skills.She made a big effort to be nice to him.struggle to try very hard to do something that is very difficult, especially for a long timeShe’s still struggling to give up smoking.Many of these families are struggling to survive.strive formal to try very hard to achieve somethingThe company must constantly strive for greater efficiency.endeavour British English, endeavor American English /ɪnˈdevə $ -ər/ formal to try hard to do somethingEach employee shall endeavour to provide customers with the best service possible.have a go/try informal to try to do something, especially when you are not sure that you will succeedI’m not very good at fixing taps, but I’ll have a go. Do you want to have another try?see if you can do something spoken to try to do something – used when offering to do something, or suggesting that someone should do somethingI’ll see if I can get you a ticket.See if you can persuade her to come.

→ try for something → try something ↔ on → try something ↔ out → try out for something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustry• Harriet picked up the ball and tried a shot at the basket.• I tried aerobics once, but I didn’t really enjoy it.• I’m sorry, but Ms. Bouvier is out of the office. Could you try again later.• Have you tried Alison’s carrot cake?• I tried all the keys, but none of them would open the door.• I’ll tell some jokes to try and cheer him up.• Sorry I didn’t phone you. I did try, but your line was busy.• I was trying hard to concentrate, but my mind kept wandering.• There was no answer at his workplace, so Mandy tried his home number.• «Do you like goat’s milk?» «I don’t know, I’ve never tried it.»• Running is really good exercise — you should try it.• I think you should try planning your essays in rough before you start writing.• Nadine tried six stores before she found the book Sam wanted.• I knocked, then tried the door. It was open, but the room was empty.• I’ll go try the phone upstairs.• I went around the back to try the windows, but they were all locked.• Have you tried those new barbecue-flavoured crisps?• His mother tried threats, bribery — everything, but Danny still refused to go to school.• If his Mummy tried to come, she was sent away.• Baseball, though, is a bad place to try to find stability.• I tried to get another job but I had no luck.• I think we stayed for about a week just trying to get more and more of a body count.• He tried to phone for help.• He tried to read some deeper personal message into it.• He tried to walk past me down the stairs, but I stopped him.

try to do something• He tried to avoid it, but after the first blow struck, he went after them like a tiger.• Later, he tried to call the reporter near the holidays, and even wrote a lengthy poem.• Horses do try to communicate with us, and they expect us to understand.• They pulled and heaved under the prodding and loud yelling of the teamster who tried to coordinate them.• Like trying to draw with a broken lead.• She tried to forget about what had happened.• He could try to kiss her, Sandi, on the lips.• If the adventurers try to reach location 14 they will have to pass scores of biting faces and clutching hands.• I tried to tell myself it didn’t matter.try doing something• «My plant is dying.» «Have you tried putting it in a sunnier room?» tried … handle• He knocked twice on the office door then tried the handle.• He walked up a crazy-paving path and tried the handle.• Throwing the shovel to the ground he tried the handle again.• She tried the handle and found it was not locked.• Faded gold lettering told him this wasn’t the one he was looking for, but he tried the handle anyway.• She tried the handle but the door had obviously been bolted from the inside.be tried for something• Twin Otters were tried for a while, but proved uneconomic on short routes.• Winsford Flash will be tried for bream while large roach often take caster and hemp on the Red Lion and Aerosol.• Violence escalated in 1912 and the Pethick-Lawrences and Mrs Pankhurst were tried for conspiracy.• The Financial Times of Feb. 12 reported that four senior company officials at the pit were to be tried for negligence.• Charles Becker, a policeman who took bribes, was tried for the crime and electrocuted at Sing Sing.

Other sportstrytry2 ●●● S3 noun (plural tries) [countable]
 
 1 TRY TO DO OR GET somethingan attempt to do something
 She didn’t manage to break the record, but it was a good try.
 ‘You really think you can do that?’ ‘I’m going to have a try.’
 ‘What are the chances for getting tickets now?’ ‘I guess I could give it a try.’
 It might sound a ludicrous excuse but he thought it was worth a try.on the first/second etc try
 Only half the students passed the test on their first try.2 TRY TO DO OR GET somethinga test of something to see if it is suitable or successful or to find out if you like it
 I decided to give modelling a try.
 Wines from Apulia’s ancient vineyards are well worth a try.3 DSOfour points won by putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents’ goal line in rugbyCOLLOCATIONSverbshave a tryI decided to have one last try.give it a try informalIf your instinct is telling you to give it a try, then go ahead.be worth a try (=be worth trying to do because you may succeed)It’s worth a try – we’ve nothing to lose. adjectivesa good try‘Do you really think you can win?’ ‘I’m going to have a darn good try.’a nice try (=a good try that is not successful)Nice try, Claudia, but not good enough, I’m afraid.somebody’s first/second tryThis is his first try at directing.

Examples from the Corpustry• If your insomnia is similar to the following examples, you might want to give bright-light therapy a try.• But it is worth a try.• Certainly it was worth a try.• Don’t give up yet — have another try.• Beattie put them ahead after two minutes with an opportunist try but Dungait replied for Morpeth.• Centre John Devereux converted, with giant prop Mark Jones then brushing aside two tackles to crash over for the second try.• After several tries, Lou finally reached Sylvia at her office phone number.• Full-back Liley strode into the left-hand corner for a splendid try and there was still a man to spare.• With White converting all the tries, Alton ran out comfortable winners after a terrible start.have a try• Federal authorities have tried to put together a criminal case against Zimmermann ever since.• But area fishermen have tried everything to hook it: worms, corn, artificial lures.• I have tried every which way to get it back down on the bottom.• I have tried to explain that in Claudia’s case memory is particularly treacherous, but Letterman likes the idea of ambiguity.• My daughter and son-in-law have tried to have their baby son christened in a local church.• I might have tried a few quick manoeuvres to lose those shadows.• Some providers have tried to cope with this flood by sharply limiting the number of newsgroups they carry.• It is not true that they have tried traditional Keynesian fiscal policy and it hasn’t worked.• I can’t get the lid off this jar. Do you want to have a try?• We had a go at trying to coax the cat indoors using scraps of food.give … a try• He says he thought he’d give it a try, but he got stuck.• Our family gave it a try on a recent weekend.• I reckon if I had had a flat and everything I could have given it a try.• Amy had never given up trying to get control of her inheritance.• Producing the links Considerable attention is often given to trying to make sense of an incident.• Oh, Scoonie gave other sports a try.• I sure would like to give it a try.• Look, we’ve given it a try.From Longman Business Dictionarytrytry /traɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle tried) [transitive usually passive] to examine and judge a legal case, or someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime in a courtSavings-and-loan directors are being tried for fraud.→ See Verb tableOrigin try1 (1200-1300) Old French trier “to pick out, sift”, probably from Late Latin tritare “to rub to pieces”, from Latin terere “to rub”

This usage of «and» is quite common across the US (although long ago a friend who had lived all her life in Manhattan once told me she had never heard it and it made no sense, which I had trouble believing).

In speech, it is an exact synonym for «try to», and does not at all mean that one is doing two different things (trying and then succeeding) as many posters (and a literal reading) suggest.

Teylyn’s point that this construction cannot be used in the past tense or in a question is a good one, in particular for showing that «and» is definitely not being used as a conjunction, but this may need refinement. In particular, I think it can sound acceptable in a question, as in #6:

1.   He said he was gonna try an' fix his bike.
2. * Last I saw, he was tryin' an' fixin' his bike.
3. * Last I saw, he was tryin' an' fix his bike.
4. * I wonder if he tried 'n' fixed his bike?
5. * I wonder if he tried 'n' fix his bike?
6.   Didja try an' fix your bike?
7.   Well, try an' fix it!
8. * If he tries an' fix his bike, it'll only take a minute.
9. * If he tries an' fixes his bike, it'll only take a minute.
(starred ones sound wrong to me)

Since the infinitival «to» generally binds to the previous word rather than the following word (e.g. «gonna eat») (defying the latin-based grammar notion that «to» belongs to an indivisible unit, «the infinitive»), it seems that this use of «and» is similarly strongly tied to the verb «try», so «try and» is perhaps best thought of like «gonna» or «wanna». The inapplicability to third person singular (examples 8 and 9) reinforces the notion that it is a late-stage transformation based on final word form.

I’m not sure, but «try and» might also be semantically restricted as compared with «try to». «Try and» may imply that the activity of the following verb will be performed, but success is not guaranteed, while «try to» can also be used when the following verb is simply a goal or hope. On this theory, the following would not be ok (they sounded odd to me at first, but the more I repeat them to myself, the more ok they sound, so I’m not so sure about this anymore).

10. • He said he was gonna try an' get a promotion.
11. • He said he was gonna try an' get out early for good behavior.

A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action or a state of being or condition. A verb is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs. Verbs are the hearts of English sentences.

Examples:

• Jacob walks in the morning. (A usual action)
• Mike is going to school. (A condition of action)
• Albert does not like to walk. (A negative action)
• Anna is a good girl. (A state of being)

Verbs are related to a lot of other factors like the subject, person, number, tense, mood, voice, etc.

Basic Forms of Verbs

There are six basic forms of verbs. These forms are as follows:

• Base form: Children play in the field.
• Infinitive: Tell them not to play
• Past tense: They played football yesterday.
• Past participle: I have eaten a burger.
• Present participle: I saw them playing with him today.
• Gerund: Swimming is the best exercise.

Different Types of Verbs

• Main/Base Verb
• Regular/Weak Verb
• Irregular/Strong Verb
• Transitive Verb
• Intransitive Verb
• Weak Verb
• Strong Verb
• Finite Verbs
• Non-finite Verbs
• Action Verbs
• Linking Verb
• Auxiliary Verbs
• Modal Verbs
• Reflexive Verb
• Ergative Verb
• Phrasal Verb
• Lexical Verb
• Delexical Verb
• Stative/Being Verb
• Dynamic Verb
• Non-continuous Verb
• Participle
• Gerund
• Infinitive

Base Verb

The base verb is the form of a verb where it has no ending (-ing, -ed, -en) added to it. It is also called the Root Verb since it is the very root form of a verb.

Examples:

• I go to school every day.
• You run a mile every morning.
• Do your homework.

Regular Verb

The Verbs that follow the most usual conjugations are considered Regular Verbs. It is regular since it abides by most if not all of the regular grammar rules there are.

Examples:

• Rehan plays cricket.
• Tam called out my name.
• You really walked all the way back? 

Irregular Verb

The Verbs that have irregularities in terms of following grammar rules are Irregular Verbs, in general.

Examples:

• Do the dishes.
• I hardly ever drink enough water in a day.
• She drove all the way back. 

Transitive Verb

The Main Verb that takes a direct object sitting right after it would be a Transitive Verb. They usually construct the most straightforward of sentences.

Examples:

• She went to the fair.
• We do not like being called out loud in crowds.
• I love visiting my village home.

Intransitive Verb

The main Verb that does not take a direct object specified right afterward and rather there is an indirect one mentioned somewhere along the line is called an Intransitive Verb. These verbs often make the corresponding sentences incomplete.

Example:

• I laughed.
• John ran.
• A ghast of cold wind blew.

Weak Verb

Verbs that end with “-d” and “-t” in their Past Indefinite and Past Participle form are Weak Verbs. There is a tendency to associate Weak Verbs with Regular Verbs but not all Weak Verbs are Regular Verbs in the English language.

Examples:

Present Indefinite	Past Indefinite
Spend	Spent
Walk	Walked
Book	Booked
Learn	Learnt
Want	Wanted

 Strong Verb

Strong Verbs are those in which the vowels in the verb stem changes from “i” to “a” to “u” in the Present Indefinite to Past Indefinite to Past Participle form of Verbs.

Examples:

Present Indefinite	Past Indefinite	Past Participle
Ring	Rang	Rung
Drink	Drank	Drunk
Cling	Clang	Clung
Swim	Swam	Swum
Sing	Sang	Sung
Wring	Wrang	Wrung

Finite Verbs

Finite verbs are the actual verbs that are called the roots of sentences. It is a form of a verb that is performed by or refers to a subject and uses one of the twelve forms of tense and changes according to the number/person of the subject.

Example:

• Alex went to school. (Subject – Alex – performed the action in the past. This information is evident only by the verb ‘went’.)
• Robert plays hockey.
• He is playing for Australia.
• He is one of the best players. (Here, the verb ‘is’ directly refers to the subject itself.)

Non-finite Verbs

Non-finite Verbs are not actual verbs. They do not work as verbs in the sentence rather they work as nouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc. Non-finite verbs do not change according to the number/person of the subject because these verbs, also called verbals, do not have any direct relation to the subject. Sometimes they become the subject themselves.

The forms of non-finite verbs are – infinitive, gerund, and participle (participles become finite verbs when they take auxiliary verbs.)

Example:

• Alex went abroad to play (Infinitives)
• Playing cricket is his only job. (Present participle)
• I have a broken bat. (Past participle)
• Walking is a good habit. (Gerund)

Action Verbs

Action verbs indicate what the subject of a sentence performs. Action verbs can make the listener/reader feel emotions, see scenes more vividly and accurately.

Action verbs can be transitive or intransitive.

Transitive verbs must have a direct object. A transitive verb demands something/someone to be acted upon.

Example:

• I painted the car. (The verb ‘paint’ demands an object to be painted)
• She is reading the newspaper. (The verb ‘read’ asks the question “what is she reading?” – the answer is the object)

Intransitive verbs do not act upon anything. They may be followed by an adjective, adverb, preposition, or another part of speech.

Example:

• She smiled. (The verb ‘smile’ cannot have any object since the action of ‘smiling’ does not fall upon anything/anyone)
• I wake up at 6 AM. (No object is needed for this verb)

Note: {Subject + Intransitive verb} is sufficient to make a complete sentence but {Subject + Transitive verb} is not sufficient because transitive verbs demand a direct object.

Linking Verb

A linking verb adds details about the subject of a sentence. In its simplest form, it connects the subject and the complement — that is, the words that follow the linking verb. It creates a link between them instead of showing action.

Often, what is on each side of a linking verb is equivalent; the complement redefines or restates the subject.

Generally, linking verbs are called ‘be’ verbs which are — am, is, are, was, were. However, there are some other verbs that can work as linking verbs. Those verbs are:

Act, feel, remain, appear, become, seem, smell, sound, grow, look, prove, stay, taste, turn.

Some verbs in this list can also be action verbs. To figure out if they are linking verbs, you should try replacing them with forms of the be verbs. If the changed sentence makes sense, that verb is a linking verb.

Example:

• She appears ready for the game. (She is ready for the game.)
• The food seemed delicious. (The food was delicious.)
• You look happy. (You are happy.)

Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs are also called helping verbs. An auxiliary verb extends the main verb by helping to show time, tense, and possibility. The auxiliary verbs are – be verbs, have, and do.

They are used in the continuous (progressive) and perfect tenses.

Linking verbs work as main verbs in the sentence, but auxiliary verbs help main verbs.

Do is an auxiliary verb that is used to ask questions, to express negation, to provide emphasis, and more.

Example:

• Alex is going to school.
• They are walking in the park.
• I have seen a movie.
• Do you drink tea?
• Don’t waste your time.
• Please, do submit your assignments.

Modal Verbs

A modal verb is a kind of auxiliary verb. It assists the main verb to indicate possibility, potentiality, ability, permission, expectation, and obligation.

The modal verbs are can, could, must, may, might, ought to, shall, should, will, would.

 Example:

• I may want to talk to you again.
• They must play their best game to win.
• She should call him.
• I will go there.

Reflexive Verb

When the Subject and the Object are the same and the Verb reflects on the Subject, that is the Reflexive Verb. These Verbs are often used with Reflexive Pronouns like — myself, himself, herself, itself etc.

Examples: 

• He has done it himself.
• I’ll watch it myself. 

Ergative Verb

Ergative Verbs can be used as Transitive and Intransitive Verb. They are also called Labile Verb in English.

Examples:

Intransitive Verbs	Transitive Verbs
The door opens.	I opened the door.
The bell rang.	She rang the bell.
The light is fused.	They fused the lights.
The whistle blew.	Tom blew the whistle.

 Phrasal Verb

An idiomatic phrase consisting of a Verb and another element, most likely an Adverb or a Preposition is called a Phrasal Verb.

Examples:

• She broke down in tears.
• Don’t look down upon the poor.
• I’ll see to it. 

Lexical Verb

Lexical Verb is the main or principal verb of a sentence which typically takes the major responsibility of a Verb that represents the action of the Noun or Pronoun.

Examples:

• He ran to his father.
• I laughed out loud.
• Rina tried her best. 

DE-Lexical Verb

Delexical Verbs lack importance when it comes to meaning since these Verbs hardly have meanings of their own when used individually. The meaning is taken out of the Verbs and put into the Noun. Take, have, make, give etc. are Delexical Verbs.

Examples:

• He took a shower.
• I had a cold drink.
• She made some arrangements. 

Stative Verb

The Verbs that describe the state of being are called Stative or Being Verbs.

Examples:

• I need some boxes.
• You belong to the pomp and power.
• He smells danger.
• They remember what happened that day. 

Dynamic Verb

The Verbs that entail continuous or progressive action of the Subject are called Dynamic or Fientive Verbs. They express the Subject’s state of being on the move.

Examples:

• He’s running fast.
• Keep hitting the ball hard.
• The dog goes for a walk every afternoon.

Non-continuous Verb

The Verbs that are usually never used in their continuous forms are called Non-continuous Verbs.

Examples:

I like to swim.	I’m liking to swim.
I love to do the chords.	I’m loving to do the chords.
He does not hate you.	He’s hating you.
She just feels a bit dizzy, no need to worry.	She’s just feeling a bit dizzy.

 Intensive Verb

The Verbs that focus intensely on just the Subject are called Intensive Verbs. Intensive Verbs are also called Linking or Copular Verbs.

Examples:

• You seem happy.
• It appears to be just perfect.
• She looks stunning.
• He’s become rather irritable. 

Extensive Verb

All the Verbs that do not focus intensively on just the Subject (as the Intensive Verbs) of the sentence are Extensive Verbs.

Examples:

• He loves her.
• She runs too fast.
• Ron sells fish. 

Participle

A participle is a Verb form where they retain some of the characteristics and functions of both Verbs and adopt those of the Adjectives.

Examples:

Present Participle (Verb + -ing)

• Have I become a laughing stock?
• Cycling is a well-rounded exercise.

Past Participle

• I have taken a hint.
• Have you given it enough thought?

Perfect Participle (Having + Past Participle)

• Having said that, I was quite worried.
• Having stepped out of my comfort zone, I saw a whole new world.

Gerund

The Verbs having -ing endings that function like Nouns in sentences are called Gerunds.

Examples:

• Smoking is injurious to health.
• Walking is good for health.
• I love swimming.

Infinitive

The ‘to + Verb’ forms where the Verbs are at their base or stem forms while they function as Nouns, Adjectives or Adverbs instead of Verbs.

Examples:

• I wanted to help you out.
• Are you trying to go there?
• I just love to flaunt my new Ferarri.