tried

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adjective

Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.

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testedwell-triedprovedproventime-testedtried and truereliabledependable
OriginMiddle English tried →
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Meanings

adjectivetried (comparative more tried, superlative most tried)

comparative more tried · superlative most tried · alternative tryed

  1. Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
  2. lawPut on trial, taken before a lawcourt.
verb

alternative tryed

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of try

    The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.

    1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter I, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetested and proved useful or correct

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testedwell-triedprovedproven

adjectivetested and proved to be reliable

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testedtime-testedtried and truereliabledependable
Also see
dependableprovenreliablestressedtime-testedtried and truewell-tried

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtried
  2. Englishtried

From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed.

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Translations

Esperanto elprovita
  • elprovitatested, proven to be firm or reliable

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tried

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Anagrams

tiredtiderdritetride
Cite this entry
APA

tried. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tried

MLA

“tried.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tried. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tried,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tried.

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