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tried

adjective
\ ˈtrīd How to pronounce tried (audio) \

Definition of tried

1 : found good, faithful, or trustworthy through experience or testing a tried recipe
2 : subjected to trials or distress a kind but much-tried father
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Examples of tried in a Sentence

a tried and trusted friend a tried method for catching sport fish

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 When the military entered Dunse Para, those who had remained tried to run up the same paths. — New York Times, "The Schoolteacher and the Genocide," 8 Aug. 2019 If there is something familiar about these scooter companies’ strategy of just showing up in cities without permission, that’s because that has now become a tried-and-true playbook for many start-ups. — Nellie Bowles, New York Times, "Electric Scooters Are Causing Havoc. This Man Is Shrugging It Off.," 20 Apr. 2018 And while tried-and-true classics like Lucas Papaw Ointment and Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream have amassed cult followings, the latest contenders each offer their own unique benefits. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The One Beauty Product That Will Take You From Winter Into Spring," 21 Mar. 2018 University of California President Janet Napolitano on Tuesday used a tried-and-true deflective strategy when grilled by legislators in Sacramento about a scathing audit of her office and the furor surrounding it. — Mercury News Editorial Board, The Mercury News, "Editorial: UC’s Napolitano flunked trust test at legislative hearing on scathing audit of her office," 5 May 2017 Amazon used some tried-and-true tactics, the WSJ’s Newley Purnell reporters, including building state-of-the-art warehouses. — Brian Baskin, WSJ, "Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News From WSJ," 18 Nov. 2016

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First Known Use of tried

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for tried

Middle English, from past participle of trien to try, test

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tried

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English Language Learners Definition of tried

: found to be good or effective through use or testing

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Kids Definition of tried

past tense and past participle of try

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