tried to
Where did you try to do it?
Qualcuno ha provato a uccidere Tom.
Someone tried to kill Tom.
He tried to bring peace.
Sami ha provato a salvare il suo matrimonio.
Sami tried to save his marriage.
Have you tried restarting?
Tom non ha provato a resistere.
Tom didn't try to resist.
Ha provato a uccidersi tre volte.
He/She tried to kill himself/herself three times.
Lui ha provato a dormire sul pavimento.
He tried to sleep on the floor.
Dopo che il bandito ha attaccato mia moglie, ha provato a consolarla.
After the bandit attacked my wife, he tried to console her.
— Rashomon (1950)
Perché non ha provato a chiamarla?
Why didn't he try to call her?