Get to
Get to verb - Arrive at the point of.
Try
Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
Usage example: you're trying my patience
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- There Was a Door: A bunch of Mott's men broke into the Inn to try and get to Siesta in Chapter 22.
Source: Fanfic / The Steep Path Ahead -
Dangerous Windows: Doctor Grefe punches through some to try and get to both Janelle and Mandy.
Source: Film / Lovers Lane - This can overlap with Genocide Backfire if the villain wipes out the target's entire people to try and get to him.
Source: Trope Distinctions / G to I
Cite this Source
Try and Get to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/get_to/try
Get to & Try. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/get_to/try>.
Try or Get to. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/get_to/try.
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