The Press of Atlantic City: Egg Harbor Township police say man crashed car and tried to hide in bed of pickup, steal tools
Egg Harbor Township police say man crashed car and tried to hide in bed of pickup, steal tools
to test the effect or result of: [~ + object] He tried each button, but nothing worked.[~ (+ out) + object] He tried (out) a new recipe for chicken.[~ + object (+ out)] He tried it (out).
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Police say a Manchester Township man crashed his car Sunday on the Black Horse Pike, left behind his injured passenger and tried to hide in the bed of a passing pickup truck.
The meaning of TRIED is found good, faithful, or trustworthy through experience or testing. How to use tried in a sentence.
TRIED definition: simple past tense and past participle of try. See examples of tried used in a sentence.
TRIED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of try 2. used many times before and proved to be successful…. Learn more.
Past tense and past participle of try. 1. Thoroughly tested and proved to be good or trustworthy. 2. Made to undergo trials or distress. Often used in combination: a much-tried teacher. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
When deciding between “tried” and “tryed,” consider the basic rule of English grammar that governs the formation of past tense verbs. “Tried” is the universally accepted form, while “tryed” is a common misspelling.
Adjective tried (comparative more tried, superlative most tried) Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable. (law) Put on trial, taken before a lawcourt.