(n)attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, tryearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something“made an effort to cover all the reading material”, “wished him luck in his endeavor”, “she gave it a good try”
(v)try, seek, attempt, essay, assaymake an effort or attempt“He tried to shake off his fears”, “The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps”, “The police attempted to stop the thief”, “He sought to improve himself”, “She always seeks to do good in the world”
(v)test, prove, try, try out, examine, essayput to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to“This approach has been tried with good results”, “Test this recipe”
(v)judge, adjudicate, tryput on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of“The football star was tried for the murder of his wife”, “The judge tried both father and son in separate trials”