try
traɪ
Tasting soup and dialling twice are the same move
The picture A hand is laid once on something whose outcome is unknown, and the eyes watch for the answer. TRY is laying a hand on what may not work; DO is simply carrying out what you know works.
Where the picture shows up in try
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have another go
Try again in five minutes.
traɪ əˈɡen ɪn faɪv ˈmɪnɪts
Have another go in five minutes.
A button that did nothing is left alone a moment, then pressed again with one finger
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make the effort
I tried to call you twice.
aɪ traɪd tə kɔːl juː twaɪs
I made two attempts to reach you.
A phone that only rang is hung up and the same number is punched in once more
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put it in your mouth
Try this soup and tell me.
traɪ ðɪs suːp ənd tel miː
Taste this soup and tell me.
A spoon lifts a little broth to the tongue and the eyes come up for a verdict
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put it on your body
Can I try these shoes on?
kæn aɪ traɪ ðiːz ʃuːz ɑːn
May I put these shoes on?
A foot slides into a shoe and the toes wiggle to feel whether it fits
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test another way
Let's try a different key.
lets traɪ ə ˈdɪfrənt kiː
Let's have a go with a different key.
The key that will not turn is pulled out, another is slid in, and the wrist twists
All of it in one picture
Try is one picture: a hand laid on something whose outcome you do not know. Press the stuck button again and you are trying again; dial the same number once more and you are trying to reach someone. A spoon touched to the tongue is trying the soup, and a foot pushed into a shoe is trying it for fit. Pulling out the key that will not turn and fitting another is trying a different way.