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Tried vs Arrested - What's the difference?

tried | arrested |

As verbs the difference between tried and arrested

is that tried is (try) while arrested is (arrest).

As an adjective arrested is

having been stopped or prevented from developing.

tried

English

Verb

(head)
  • (try)
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    • The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.

    Derived terms

    * untried * tried and tested * tried and true * well-tried

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    arrested

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having been stopped or prevented from developing

    • Verb

    arrested
  • (arrest)

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