New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Tried — Tried, imp. & p. p. of {Try.} Also adj. Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tried — [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 … New thesaurus
tried — index conclusive (determinative), convincing, dependable, expert, indubious, loyal, reliable, staunch … Law dictionary
tried — [trīd] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of TRY adj. 1. tested; proved 2. trustworthy; faithful 3. having endured trials and troubles … English World dictionary
tried — [[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 … English dictionary
tried — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tried — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
tried — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tried — tried1 the past tense and past participle of try1 tried tried 2 [ traıd ] adjective tried and true/tested known to be good or effective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tried — tap·es·tried; tried; un·tried; … English syllables
