try vs don

try and don both are nouns.

try and don both are verbs.

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

As verbs, don is a hypernym of try; that is, don is a word with a broader meaning than try:

try: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
don: put clothing on one's body

Other hypernyms of try include assume, get into, put on, wear.

try (noun)	don (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
	the head of an organized crime family

try (verb)	don (verb)
put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice	put clothing on one's body
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

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