tried1 tried2 adjective
triedtried1 /traɪd/ 
Longman Language Activatorto be judged in a court of law
· The suspect will be tried within the next few weeks.· Patterson is being tried for the murder of a 30-year-old Oakland hairdresser.be tried for · The two women are being tried for drug smuggling.
if someone is on trial , a court of law is trying to decide whether they are guilty or a crime or not: · Three men are now on trial after a series of terrorist attacks.· The accused was extradited to Miami earlier this year, and is currently on trial there.be on trial for: · Three men are on trial for illegally smuggling tropical birds into the country.
formal to be judged in a court of law: · The judge ruled that Pinochet was too ill to stand trial in Spain.stand trial for: · Brady stood trial for the killings late last year.stand trial on: · An employee of the bank is due to stand trial on embezzlement charges in February.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The doctors tried desperately to save her life. She tried her hardest to ignore what he’d said.
the past tense and past participle of try The doctors tried desperately to save her life. She tried her hardest to ignore what he’d said.tried1 tried2 adjective
triedtried2 adjective EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Appraisal interviews can be made more effective if you stick to some well tried ground rules.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The doctors tried desperately to save her life. She tried her hardest to ignore what he’d said.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
The doctors tried desperately to save her life. She tried her hardest to ignore what he’d said.· Appraisal interviews can be made more effective if you stick to some well tried ground rules.· Here are some well tried checklist questions that can help you think out ways of improving your power base for negotiating.
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tried and tested/trusted/true a tried and tested method has been used successfully many times: - After all, these methods are tried and tested.
- Alternatively you could pick up a pinstripe suit from tried and trusted Marks & Spencer.
- Disposable workers Modern methods of super-exploitation, tried and tested in the Third World, are coming home to industrialized countries.
- Look for the more creative solution - the tried and true don't always bring the best results.
- Others stick to the tried and tested method with a sponge.
- Some parts of the blueprint will have been tried and tested, and found to be reliable.
- The genre is tried and true, of course, from Animal House to Reality Bites.
- These have the advantage of being tried and tested and involve lower cost.
tried and tested safety procedures