No. 663 in Norwegian
prøvde
"Prøvde" means "tried" in English.
In a sentence
Han prøvde å åpne døren, men den var låst.
He tried to open the door, but it was locked.
Here, 'prøvde' denotes an attempt to complete an action.'
Hun prøvde på en ny kjole i butikken.
She tried on a new dress in the store.
In this context, 'prøvde' describes an action of testing or assessing suitability.
De prøvde virkelig å få prosjektet ferdig i tide.
They really tried to finish the project on time.
Here, 'prøvde' indicates a dedicated effort or attempt to achieve a goal.
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