tries
n. countable A1 Beginner US //ˈtɹaɪz// UK //tɹˈaɪz// tries
n. the acts of attempting to do something. You use this when you talk about how many times someone has attempted a task.
n. plural form of 'try', referring to attempts or efforts made to achieve a goal.
She succeeded after three tries.
The athlete failed his first two tries at the high jump but cleared the bar on his final attempt.
While the initial tries yielded little data, the persistent repetition of the experiment eventually revealed a pattern that the researchers had previously overlooked.
Usage
The plural form of the noun 'try'; in sports like rugby, it refers to a specific way of scoring points.