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Hans51 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Usage of try and trial

According to definitions of Longman dictionary, these two words try and trial imply meaning of test,

Trial

test [uncountable and countable] a process of testing to find out whether something works effectively and is safe:

a new drug that is undergoing clinical trials



Try

a 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.


And then sometimes they are used interchangeably for the same meaning? For example,


Give it a try = Give it a trial.


Nice try! = Nice trial!


Or do you have any good examples? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.


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Hans51 And then sometimes they are used interchangeably for the same meaning? For example, No. "Trial" is only used to mean "test" in a medical context..

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  • Hans51 And then sometimes they are used interchangeably for the same meaning?
  • For example, No.
  • "Trial" is only used to mean "test" in a medical context..
  • Nice trial !
  • - This would be said in a legal context.
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Hans51And then sometimes they are used interchangeably for the same meaning? For example,
No. "Trial" is only used to mean "test" in a medical context..

Nice trial! - This would be said in a legal context.
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Thank you so much but in 'trial and error', trial means try? What do you think?
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Hans51Thank you so much but in 'trial and error', trial means try? What do you think?
If you do something by trial and error, it means that you are guessing. You try something, and if it doesn't work, you try something different, until you have success.

"Trial and error" is an idiom.

There are other idioms with "trial"

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Thank you so much and I have found these:

An effort or attempt : succeeded on the third trial.

Only half the students passed the test on their first try.

So I still think they could be used interchange for the same meaning. What do you think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
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Hans51So I still think they could be used interchange for the same meaning. What do you think?
No. A trial implies an experiment (or one element of an experiment) that has a process and a conclusion.
Trial applies also in sports, when people or teams go through trials (in cricket "test") matches to determine if the person will be an official competi
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