Verb

1. try, seek, attempt, essay, assay, act, move

usage: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

2. test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay, evaluate, pass judgment, judge

usage: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

3. judge, adjudicate, try, decide, make up one's mind, determine

usage: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

4. sample, try, try out, taste, consume, ingest, take in, take, have

usage: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

5. hear, try, probe, examine

usage: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"

6. try, pain, anguish, hurt

usage: give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"

7. try, strain, stress, afflict

usage: test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"

8. try, render, melt, run, melt down

usage: melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"

9. try on, try, wear, put on, get into, don, assume

usage: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"

Adjective

1. tested, tried, well-tried, proved (vs. unproved), proven

usage: tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method"

2. tested, time-tested, tried, tried and true, reliable (vs. unreliable), dependable (vs. undependable)

usage: tested and proved to be reliable

See also: tried (Dictionary)