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tryharded

tryharded is the simple past and past participle of tryhard.

Meaning of tryhard

Verb

tryhard (third-person singular simple present tryhards, present participle tryharding, simple past and past participle tryharded)

  1. (intransitive) To put perhaps too much effort into a recreational activity, typically a game.
    • Tryhard like you’ve never tryharded before. If you don’t get called a tryhard in game, you’re not tryharding enough. OK, so maybe don’t go overboard but, if you want to take ranked seriously this season, be sure to start off on the right foot.2018 January 16, Ryan Gilliam, “What should you expect your new rank to be?”, in The Rift Herald, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022

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Questions about tryharded

What is tryharded the simple past and past participle of?
Tryharded is the simple past and past participle of tryhard.

Words near tryharded in the dictionary

  1. tryed
  2. tryer
  3. tryers
  4. trygliceride
  5. tryhard
  6. tryharded
  7. tryharding
  8. tryhards
  9. tryhouse
  10. tryhouses
  11. tryin'

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