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tried |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tried \Tried\, imp. & p. p. of {Try.} Also adj Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as a tried friend. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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, tritum to rub, bruise, grind, thresh. See {Trite}.] 1. To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out -- frequently followed by out as to try out the wild corn from the good. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot. 2. To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc --Shak. The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. --Ps. xii. 6. For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us as silver is tried --Ps. lxvi. 10. 3. To prove by experiment; to apply a test to for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions. Let the end try the man. --Shak. 4. To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to Thus far to try thee, Adam, I was pleased. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tried adj 1: tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method" [syn: {tested}, {well-tried}] 2: tested and proved to be reliable [syn: {tested}, {time-tested}, {tried and true}]
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