Tuesday, July 7, 2015

try, tri-

Try or try means to attempt, or to test or evaluate--
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
Try this sauce and see if you think it needs more salt.

Tri- or tri- ( rhymes with try ) is a prefix ( added to the beginning of a word ), meaning "three"--
He enjoys watching any old movie with a love triangle for a plot.
The three countries signed a tripartite pact.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The city was ruled by a triumvirate; its members feared that the populace would try to rebel."

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