Dictionary Check: tried
"tried" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
tested and proved useful or correct
Example:
"a tested method"
adjective
tested and proved to be reliable
verb
make an effort or attempt
Example:
"He tried to shake off his fears"
verb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Example:
"This approach has been tried with good results"
verb
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Example:
"The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"
verb
take a sample of
Example:
"Try these new crackers"
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