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tried [trahyd] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
tried [trahyd]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: reliable
Synonyms: approved, certified, constant, demonstrated, dependable, faithful, proved, secure, staunch, steadfast, tested, tried-and-true, true-blue, trustworthy, trusty, used
Antonyms: unreliable, untried
Main Entry: try
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: experiment, test
Synonyms: appraise, assay, check, check out, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, judge, prove, put to the proof, put to the test, sample, scrutinize, taste, try out, weigh
Antonyms: abstain
Main Entry: try
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bother, afflict
Synonyms: agonize, annoy, crucify, distress, excruciate, harass, inconvenience, irk, irritate, martyr, pain, plague, rack, strain, stress, tax, tire, torment, torture, trouble, upset, vex, weary, wring
Antonyms: delight, please
Example Sentences
  • The engineers have installed gates and tried huge firecrackers, rockets, rubber bullets and noises that sea lions do not like.
  • So he tried a new experiment, injecting a mouse's belly with a highly watered-down solution of acetic acid.
  • Those in the first group also tried out four different actions, on average.
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Main Entry: try
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring before a judge
Synonyms: adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, examine, give a hearing, hear, judge, referee, sit in judgment
Main Entry: address
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: devote effort to something
Synonyms: apply oneself to, attend to, concentrate on, devote oneself to, dig, direct, engage in, focus on, give, go at, go for, hammer away, have a go at, have at, knuckle down to, peg away, pitch into, plug away at, take care of, take up, throw oneself into, try, turn, turn to, undertake
Antonyms: avoid, cut, disregard, ignore, overlook, pass, shun, slight
Main Entry: afflict
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause or become hurt
Synonyms: agonize, annoy, beset, bother, burden, crucify, distress, grieve, harass, harrow, harry, irk, lacerate, martyr, oppress, pain, pester, plague, press, rack, smite, strike, torment, torture, trouble, try, vex, worry, wound
Notes: afflict is generally used with living beings; inflict is generally used with inanimate objects
inflict takes 'on,' afflict takes 'with'
Antonyms: aid, comfort, help, solace, stay away from, take care of
Main Entry: agonize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: suffer or cause another to suffer
Synonyms: afflict, bleed, carry on, crucify, distress, disturb, eat heart out, excruciate, harrow, hurt, labor, lament, martyr, pain, rack, sing the blues, squirm, stew over, strain, strive, struggle, take it badly, torment, torture, try, wince, worry, writhe
Antonyms: not worry
Main Entry: aim
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: point or direct at a goal
Synonyms: address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in
Main Entry: apply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: work hard
Synonyms: address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn
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