versuchen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assay noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
- attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
- tempt verb To try to get someone to do something, often something unwise, usually by making it look appealing.
- try verb To make an attempt at doing something.
Senses
versuchen is used for these senses in English:
- assay (archaic, intransitive) To try, attempt (to do something). [14th–19th c.]
- attempt (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
- tempt (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- try To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- try To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
assay — full definition
- noun A test that determines the composition or purity of a substance, or the potency of a drug or biological sample.
- verb To carry out such a test on a substance, especially an ore or metal.
attempt — full definition
- verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
- noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.
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