English → Latin
“try” in Latin
experiorto attempt, to try; to test, to put to the test, to find out, to prove; therefore, to make trial of a person or thing; tcōnorto try, attemptperīclitorto try, prove or test; to attempt; to be put in danger, to be imperiledmōliorto strive, endeavor, work at; to put in motion, shake, move; to rouse, bestiraudeōto dare, venture, risk; to be eager for battletentōto handle, touch; to try, test, temptexāminōto weigh or consider; to examineexplōrōto investigate, search out, seek, discover, examine, explore; to spy out, reconnoitre; to test, try, put to the proofinterrogōto ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from; to put a formal question to (in making a stipulation);quaerōto seek, look for; to ask, question, seek or search for a thing, inquire, query, interrogate; to strive for; endeavor; s
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
try
To attempt, rem or rem facere tentare: experiri: conari: periclitari (aliquem or aliquid; e.g., periclitari Romanos, Nep.): periculum facere alicujus or alicujus rei: moliri (to endeavor to effect a great and difficult work): audere (to attempt a great and dangerous work). ☞ Probare, in this sense, is without classical authority. To try my strength, tentare aliquid possim: let us try our strength, experiamur, quid uterque possit: I tried what I could do, tentavi quid possem: to try if, etc., experiri si, etc.
To put to the test, tentare: examinare: explorare [SYN. in EXAMINE]. To try (gold, etc.), aliquid ad obrussam exigere: to try by fire, igni spectare aliquid and (figuratively) aliquem (Cic.): to try anybody’s fidelity, alicujus fidem inspicere (Ov.): to try, or try on, a garment, vestem probare or experiri: to try a horse, equum tentare: to try a medicine, medicamentum usu explorare (Cels.).
To put upon trial, interrogare: quaerere [Vid: TRIAL]. To try a cause, causam cognosces (of the judge); judicem esse de aliqua re: judicem sedere in aliquem (of a juror, etc).
To tempt, s.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for try?
- The usual Latin words for “try” are experior, cōnor, perīclitor; also mōlior, audeō, tentō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.