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verify vs try

try vs verify

verify is not a noun while try is a noun.

verify and try both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
verify No No Yes No
try Yes No Yes No
As verbs, try is a hypernym of verify; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than verify:
  • verify: check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
  • try: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Other hypernyms of verify include essay, examine, prove, test, try out.
verify (noun) try (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
verify (verb) try (verb)
confirm the truth of put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition) take a sample of
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard 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 verify and try

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