tried

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/tɹaɪd/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

all, excited, hard

He tried hard to finish his homework before dinner.

VERB + TRIED

time, times

I tried three times to call her before she finally answered.

TRIED + NOUN

cajole, everything, hours

She tried everything to get the stain out of the carpet before the guests arrived.

ADV.

again

She tried again to fix the leaky kitchen faucet before calling a plumber.

Definitions

adj

Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.

Put on trial, taken before a lawcourt.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — tested and proved to be reliable

tested
time-tested

adjective — tested and proved useful or correct

tested
well-tried

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

tried and tested

Synonym of tried and true.

tried and trusted

Synonym of tried and true.

Example Bank

Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.

Tatoeba · #1550

Jimmy tried to cajole his parents into letting him drive across the country with his friends.

Tatoeba · #1993

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.

Tatoeba · #2406

I tried to reach you on the phone, but I was unable to get through.

Tatoeba · #16440

The excited woman tried to explain the accident all in one breath.

Tatoeba · #18938

You tried.

Tatoeba · #20119

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