tried

Speech parts

1. tried - Adjective

2. tried - Verb

Derived from try

4. tried - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

imp. & p. p. of Try.

Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend.

of Try

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tested well-tried tried and true used considered true test attempt judge true-blue determined responsible attempted experienced approved
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Antonyms

new agreed green approved abandoned experimental
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Phrases with the word

don't knock it till you've tried it tried really hard tried hard being tried in a court being tried in a court of law able to be tried

Anagrams

tired tride drite tider

Examples

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. George Washington

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. Winston Churchill

I tried to draw the eyebrow, but I ended up poking the eye. Azerbaijani Proverb

I tried to do charity, I burned. Persian Proverb

he tried to pluck under her/his eyebrow, but blinded the eye. Persian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

trie Triebel-Lizorkin space triecious tried and tested tried and true tried and trusted