Untried Meaning
/əˈntraɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot yet tried or tested; unknown.
adjNot put on trial; not taken before a legal court.
Sentence Examples
The impossible is often the untried.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The research team decided to use a new and ____ approach to solve the complex problem.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new method remains ____, so the team is planning to conduct several small tests before using it on a large scale today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tried English untried From un- + tried.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"With financial losses emerging in 1957, the BTC abandoned the diesel pilot scheme in favour of wholesale orders for untried designs."
— 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The research team decided to use a new and ____ approach to solve the complex problem.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new method remains ____, so the team is planning to conduct several small tests before using it on a large scale today.