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tried

[ trahyd ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of try.


adjective

  1. tested and proved good, dependable, or trustworthy: tried-and-true.

    a man of tried talents and integrity.

  2. subjected to hardship, worry, trouble, or the like.

tried

/ ٰɪ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of try
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tried1

First recorded in 1350–1400
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With that we move from the managerial revolution and the cybernetic revolution — which tried to make sense of the managerial revolution — to the neoliberal revolution of the 1970s onward.

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In “The Lost Boys,” it was the ostracized who first tried to get the truth out and were ignored.

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The Mount Shasta Trail Assn., which was bequeathed hundreds of thousands of dollars from an anonymous donor who wanted to see access to the falls, tried for years to negotiate with the railroad, Harch said.

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Head teacher Tracy Airoll said the silent transitions policy had been "tried and tested" at other schools within its academy trust.

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The next participant tried to copy her but was unable to align their SUP with the fish pass and was washed over its right hand side and swept downstream.

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