foray vs try

foray and try both are nouns.

foray and try both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foray	Yes	No	Yes	No
try	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, try is a hypernym of foray; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than foray:

foray: an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of foray include attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour.

foray (noun)	try (noun)
a sudden short attack	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)

foray (verb)	try (verb)
briefly enter enemy territory	put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
steal goods; take as spoils	melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
	take a sample of
	test the limits of
	give pain or trouble to
	make an effort or attempt
	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
	examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
	put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

Difference between foray and try

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