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The correct spelling is tries.
How to pronounce tries
/tɹaɪz/
nounIPA: /tɹaɪz/
Say it like: Tree-s
The correct spelling is tries. An ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings. For example: "I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it."
Usage Examples
“I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it.”
“I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it.”
“Today I scored my first try.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.
- 2.An attempt.
- 3.An act of tasting or sampling.
- 4.A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- 5.A screen, or sieve, for grain.
verb
- 1.To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- 2.To divide; to separate.
- 3.To test, to work out.
- 4.To experiment, to strive.
- 5.To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
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