prøve — meaning in English

English meaning

• sample noun A small portion of something given or shown to represent the whole.
• try verb To make an attempt at doing something.

Senses

prøve is used for these senses in English:

• 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.

sample — full definition

1. noun A small portion of something given or shown to represent the whole.
2. noun A subset of a population studied in order to draw conclusions about the whole group.
3. noun A short clip of one recording reused inside another piece of music.
4. verb To try or test a small amount of something.
5. verb To take a short recording from an existing piece of music and reuse it in a new one.

try — full definition

1. verb To make an attempt at doing something.
2. verb To test something out, such as by tasting or using it.
3. verb In law, to hold a legal hearing to decide a case.
4. noun An attempt.
5. noun In rugby, a score made by touching the ball down over the opponent's goal line.

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