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tried en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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/tɹaɪd/

Etymology

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

Meanings

Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
Put on trial, taken before a lawcourt.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tryed		alternative	lexicographic
more tried	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most tried	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

nontried · tried and trusted · time-tried · fore-tried

Translations (1)

eo elprovita (tested, proven to be firm or reliable)

tried en · VERB

Pronunciation

(US) audio
/tɹaɪd/

Etymology

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

Meanings

(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of try
form 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:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tryed		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

tried and true · tried and tested · well-tried · untried