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# tried

verb (past tense and past participle of try: try, tries, tried, trying); adjective (tried and tested)

«tried» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Past of «try»: made an effort to do something (I tried to lift the box). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#m1)
2. Tested or tasted something to see what it is like (I tried sushi). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#m2)
3. Put on clothes to see if they fit (She tried on the shoes). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#m3)
4. Judged a person in a law court (He was tried for theft). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#m4)
5. Tried and tested / tried and true: proven to work well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#m5)

### In the lessons

At school effort matters: «I tried my best» and «Have you tried another way?» show a growth mindset. In maths, «I tried 5 and it was too small, so I tried 6» is trial and improvement. In science you try ideas and test them. In stories, characters try and fail before they succeed. Phrases: tried to, tried on, tried out, tried my best, tried and tested.

### Examples

- I tried to lift the box, but it was too heavy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#x1)
- Have you tried the new ice cream flavour? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#x2)
- She tried on three dresses before choosing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#x3)
- We tried 4 × 6, but the answer was too small, so we tried 4 × 7. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#x4)
- He tried his best, and that's what matters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#x5)
- They tried out for the football team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#x6)
- This is a tried and tested recipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#x7)
- Michael had tried on his spectacles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: try → tried, tries (y changes to i), but trying keeps the y. «Tried to do» = made an effort; «tried doing» = did it as a test to see if it helps.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Psalms, Israel "tried God" in the desert by asking for food, and God's word is said to be "tried to the uttermost", proven like refined metal.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the testing at Massah as a lack of trust, asking "Is the LORD among us or not?", which later teachers warn against.

### Examples

- Ye shall not try the LORD your God, as ye tried Him in Massah. (Torah DEU.6.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x1)
- And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried the LORD, saying: 'Is the LORD among us, or not?' (Torah EXO.17.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x2)
- But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tried God in the desert. (Writings PSA.106.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x3)
- Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and Thy servant loveth it. (Writings PSA.119.140, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x4)
- And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving. (Writings PSA.78.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/#x5)

### Note

Spelling: try → tried, tries (y changes to i), but trying keeps the y. «Tried to do» = made an effort; «tried doing» = did it as a test to see if it helps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tried» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tried/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tried» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tried.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «tried» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tried/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tried» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/tried.html) on Mova free.