Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

try as one may

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: try as one -may
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

However hard one tries; despite one's best efforts.

Example Sentences

"It was an extraordinary thing that, try as we might, we could not finish our pipes at the same time."
"'It could afford to be materialistic,' said Birkin, 'because it had the power to be something other--which we haven't. We are materialistic because we haven't the power to be anything else--try as we may, we can't bring off anything but materialism: mechanism, the very soul of materialism.'"
"They didn't persist and quickly drove off, as Sam and Tom tried to ignore them and dismiss the entire experience. But try as they may, they weren't able to forget."

Inflected Forms

try as one might (alternative)

Phrases

with all one's might

Frequently Paired Words

with all one's might

Rhymes With

a the other way could go all day want-away point may for-pay members' day j /j k little bay point of bay

Questions

What does try as one may mean?: However hard one tries; despite one's best efforts.

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