Used in a Sentence

tries

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tries.

Editorial note

Or rather, it accelerates a dictionary attack from O(sizeof(dictionary)) tries to O(length(hash)) tries.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tries gathered in one view.

verb

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

verb

To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.

verb

To extract wax from a honeycomb

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tries.

verb

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

verb

To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.

verb

To extract wax from a honeycomb

verb

To test, to work out.

Example sentences

1

Or rather, it accelerates a dictionary attack from O(sizeof(dictionary)) tries to O(length(hash)) tries.

2

LA has a drainage system that tries to get water out to the sea as fast as possible.

3

It tries to mimic native UI but enters the uncanny valley and is immediately noticeable as a fake.

4

Almost everyone values the opinion of their peers, and that is what karma measures (or tries to).

5

If Ronda tries to stand and fight TJ, like she fought last night, he would defeat her extremely quickly.

6

You also have to be brave about offering $5 for something if someone tries to sell it to you for $100.

7

Because it's a flood-fill store-and-forward system, each server node tries to replicate the entire feed.

8

Java suffers from JSR approval hell just because it tries to stadardize everything.

9

It could be something that takes over or kills advertisement completely like Amazons various tries to create a platform for all online commerce.

10

I felt the same way having rediscovered tries writing a word-search algorithm to cheat at Scrabble.

11

Crew tries to take what we’ve learned about productivity for desk-bound workers and make that more compatible for other industries.

12

It tries to establish a pretty formal ritual with humanist/rational values.

Quote examples

1

I just wanted to thank you for providing the perfect response when someone next tries to convince me, non-sarcastically, that Color was "a phenomenal idea."

2

I do this to avoid any "coincidences" where a spammer tries to send mail to a random address that actually exists as one of my aliases.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tries in a sentence?

Or rather, it accelerates a dictionary attack from O(sizeof(dictionary)) tries to O(length(hash)) tries.

What does tries mean?

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

What part of speech is tries?

tries is commonly used as verb.