try one's hand

verb

To attempt a skill, craft, trade, or action, possibly for the first time.

“I thought I'd try my hand at woodworking, until I saw how much the tools cost.”

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Meanings

verbtry one's hand (third-person singular simple present tries one's hand, present participle trying one's hand, simple past and past participle tried one's hand)

present singular third person tries one's hand · participle present trying one's hand · participle past tried one's hand · past tried one's hand

  1. idiomaticTo attempt a skill, craft, trade, or action, possibly for the first time.

    I thought I'd try my hand at woodworking, until I saw how much the tools cost.

Translations

Finnish kokeilla
  • kokeillaTranslations
French s'essayer à
  • s'essayer àTranslations
Polish próbować swoich sił, spróbować swoich sił
  • próbować swoich siłTranslations
  • spróbować swoich siłTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

try one's hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20one's%20hand

MLA

“try one's hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20one's%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “try one's hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20one's%20hand.

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