"tried" meaning in English

See tried in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɹaɪd/ Audio: en-us-tried.ogg Forms: more tried [comparative], most tried [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪd Etymology: From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tried}} Middle English tried, {{suffix|en|try|ed}} try + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} tried (comparative more tried, superlative most tried)
  1. Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
    Sense id: en-tried-en-adj-0gLIYYkd
  2. (law) Put on trial, taken before a lawcourt. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-tried-en-adj-ZF6RybRH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 60 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 32 57 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 62 7 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tryed [obsolete] Derived forms: tried and trusted

Verb

IPA: /tɹaɪd/ Audio: en-us-tried.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪd Etymology: From Middle English tried, tryed, equivalent to try + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tried}} Middle English tried, {{suffix|en|try|ed}} try + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tried
  1. simple past and past participle of try Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: try Derived forms: tried and tested, tried and true, untried, well-tried
    Sense id: en-tried-en-verb-RUudVhGV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tryed [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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