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assume vs try

try vs assume

assume is not a noun while try is a noun.

assume and try both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assume No No Yes No
try Yes No Yes No
As verbs, try is a hyponym of assume; that is, try is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assume:
  • assume: put clothing on one's body
  • try: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
Other hyponyms of assume include hat, try on, scarf, slip on.
assume (noun) try (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
assume (verb) try (verb)
put clothing on one's body put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof take a sample of
take up someone's soul into heaven test the limits of
make a pretence of give pain or trouble to
occupy or take on make an effort or attempt
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
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