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Tried vs Tied - What's the difference?

tried | tied |

As verbs the difference between tried and tied

is that tried is past tense of try while tied is past tense of tie.

As an adjective tied is

connected.

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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    tied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Connected.
    • As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another.
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  • (sports) That resulted in a tie.
  • * Only two tied Test matches have occurred in the 2,000 Tests played since 1877.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (tie)

    • Anagrams

    * diet * edit * tide ----