tried

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    tested and proved useful or correct
    tested and proved to be reliable

Word Origin

tried (adj.)
"tested, proven, trusty," mid-14c., past participle adjective from try (v.). Coupled since mid-14c. with true.

Synonym

adj.

tested proved

Antonym

adj.

untried

Example

1. Brown was tried and convicted of treason .
2. Egypt 's press is freer . Corrupt officials have been purged and tried .
3. He has blood on his hands , he should be brought here and tried in libya .
4. Mr. khodorkovsky was tried and convicted of tax fraud and was due to be released this year .
5. In england and wales , children under 10 are not considered capable of committing a crime and cannot be tried , no matter what they might have done .

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