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TRIED

\tɹˈa͡ɪd], \tɹˈa‍ɪd], \t_ɹ_ˈaɪ_d]\

Definitions of TRIED

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend.
imp. & p. p. of Try.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Of the verb try.
Proved; tested; trustworthy.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

See try.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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