Hungarian - English

megpróbál

A2 Hungarian
try, attempt, essay, assay
VERB A2
1
Usage pattern:
megpróbál + főnévi igenév; megpróbál vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Attempt to do something
Themes
effort |attempt |action |core_vocabulary
Definition

To make an effort to do, achieve, or deal with something, often without certainty of success.

VERB A2
1
Usage pattern:
megpróbál + főnévi igenév; megpróbál vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Make an effort to do something
Themes
effort |goal |trying |uncertain_success |core_vocabulary
Definition

To make an effort to achieve or complete something, often with no guarantee of success.

VERB A2 LITERARY
2
Usage pattern:
megpróbál vmit; megpróbál vmit tenni
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
to try to do something difficult
Themes
attempt |tentative_action |formal_style |literary_style |core_vocabulary
Definition

To try to do something, especially something difficult or new, often in a careful or tentative way; used mainly in literary or formal style.

VERB B1 LITERARY
2
Usage pattern:
+ infinitive; vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
to attempt or try (literary)
Themes
attempt |literary |effort |difficulty |core_vocabulary
Definition

To make an attempt to do something, especially something difficult or uncertain; used mainly in literary or old-fashioned English.

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