versuchen

== German == === Etymology === From ver- +‎ suchen. Compare English forseek, Dutch verzoeken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxən/ === Verb === versuchen (weak, third-person singular present versucht, past tense versuchte, past participle versucht, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to try, to attempt (often with an uncertain result) [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’] Synonym: probieren to try, to taste Synonyms: kosten, probieren, verkosten to tempt Synonyms: in Versuchung führen, verführen, verlocken, verleiten (reflexive) to dabble in, to experiment with (often with an uncertain result) [with an etwas ‘in/with something’] Synonym: dilettieren (now rare) to examine Synonyms: prüfen, untersuchen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== besuchen ersuchen === Further reading === “versuchen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “versuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “versuchen” in Duden online “versuchen” in OpenThesaurus.de