tried
1Tried — Tried, imp. & p. p. of {Try.} Also adj. Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend. [1913 Webster] …
2tried — [adj] reliable approved, certified, constant, demonstrated, dependable, faithful, proved, secure, staunch, steadfast, tested, tried andtrue*, true blue*, trustworthy, trusty, used; concept 535 Ant. unreliable, untried …
3tried — index conclusive (determinative), convincing, dependable, expert, indubious, loyal, reliable, staunch …
4tried — [trīd] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of TRY adj. 1. tested; proved 2. trustworthy; faithful 3. having endured trials and troubles …
5tried — [[t]tra͟ɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ and adj Tried is used in the expressions tried and tested, tried and trusted, and tried and true, which describe a product or method that has already been used and has been found to be successful. → See also , well tried …
6tried — Try Try, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trying}.] [OE. trien to select, pick out, F. trier to cull, to out, LL. tritare to triturate (hence the sense of, to thresh, to separate the grain from the straw, to select), L. terere,… …
7tried — tried1 [traıd] the past tense and past participle of ↑try tried 2 tried2 adj tried and tested/trusted/true a tried and tested method has been used successfully many times ▪ tried and tested safety procedures …
8tried — 1 the past tense and past participle of try 1 2 adjective tried and tested/trusted a tried and tested method has been used successfully many times: tried and tested safety procedures | a tried and trusted formula …
9tried — tried1 the past tense and past participle of try1 tried tried 2 [ traıd ] adjective tried and true/tested known to be good or effective …
10tried — tap·es·tried; tried; un·tried; …
