Bid
Bid noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.
Usage example: a dramatic film that is widely regarded as the comedian's last-ditch bid to be taken seriously as an actor
Try is a synonym for bid in attempt topic. In some cases you can use "Try" instead the word "Bid" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like endeavour, endeavor.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old bid | old try |
| good | good bid | good try |
| best | best bid | best try |
| total | total bid | total try |
| Other adjectives: single, obvious, small, actual, huge, decent, general, final, independent, next, last, latest, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Try Not to Die - A non-flippant version when Tomoe is almost too choked up to bid farewell to Seibei as he leaves for his final duel against Yogo Zen'emon.
Source: Film / The Twilight Samurai - In a bid to try something new, they agree to attend a ceremony to resurrect Dracula held by young Courtley, a known practitioner of black arts.
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The Atoner: The main narrator of You, Murderer attempted to be this in a bid to try and put his criminal past behind him.
Source: Series / Tales from the Crypt
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