Bernie Sanders Faces Feisty Democratic Challenger

[R B Garr]

274. Exactly! Sanders TRIED TO primary Obama.

Definition of "try":
--Make an attempt or effort to do something.
--Attempt to achieve or attain
--to test
--see if it is suitable, effective, or pleasant
--subject someone to trial

synonyms: attempt, endeavor, venture, make an effort, exert oneself, strive, do one's best, do one's utmost, move heaven and earth; More
undertake, aim, take it upon oneself;

informalhave a go, give it one's best shot, bend over backwards, bust a gut, do one's damnedest, pull out all the stops, go all out, knock oneself out;

formalessay


"try to help him"




•attempt to achieve or attain.
"they decided to try for another baby"



•use, test, or do (something new or different) in order to see if it is suitable, effective, or pleasant.
"everyone wanted to know if I'd tried jellied eel"


synonyms: test, put to the test, sample, taste, inspect, investigate, examine, appraise, evaluate, assess; More
informal: check out, give something a whirl, test drive


"try it and see what you think"


•test, trial, experiment with, pilot;
put through its paces;

assess, evaluate

•an act of doing, using, or testing something new or different to see if it is suitable, effective, or pleasant.
"they should give the idea a try"


Some other quotes show Sanders' specific intent in trying to primary Obama -- he wanted to energize a progressive base.