trier

See also Trier

English

Etymology

try +‎ -er

Noun

trier (plural triers)

1. One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard.

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2. One who tries judicially.
3. (law) A person appointed by law to try challenges of jurors; a trior.

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4. (obsolete) That which tries or approves; a test.

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Derived terms

• trier of fact

Anagrams

• Terri

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French trier (“to choose, pick out or separate from others, sift, cull”), from Gallo-Romance *triare (“to pick out”), of uncertain origin. Believed to be a sc=Latn|metathetic variation of the verb represented by Old French tirer (“to pull out, snatch”), which is from Gothic *tiran (“to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”), see tear. Related to Occitan triar (“to pick out, choose from among others”), Catalan triar (“to pick, choose”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

trier

1. to sort, to sort out

   Trier le tas de lettres.

   Sort (out) the pile of letters.

2. to grade; to calibrate

Derived terms

• trié sur le volet (carefully sorting so as to select the best of something)
• triage

Conjugation

   Conjugation of trier (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		trier			avoir trié
gerund		en triant			en ayant trié
present participle		triant
past participle		trié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	trie	tries	trie	trions	triez	trient
	imperfect	triais	triais	triait	triions	triiez	triaient
	past historic1	triai	trias	tria	triâmes	triâtes	trièrent
	future	trierai	trieras	triera	trierons	trierez	trieront
	conditional	trierais	trierais	trierait	trierions	trieriez	trieraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	trie	tries	trie	triions	triiez	trient
	imperfect1	triasse	triasses	triât	triassions	triassiez	triassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	trie	—	trions	triez	—
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Anagrams

• tirer

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Old French

Verb

trier

1. to find
2. to verify; to make sure of

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of trier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		trier			avoir trié, triez
gerund		en triant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		triant
past participle		trié, triez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	trie	tries	trie	trions	triez, triés	trient
	imperfect	trioe, trieie, trioie	trioes, trieies, trioies	triot, trieit, trioit	triions, triiions	triiez, triiiez	trioent, triient, trioient
	past historic	tria	trias	tria	triames	triastes	trierent
	future	trierai	trieras	triera	trierons	trierez, triereiz	trieront
	conditional	trieroe, triereie, trieroie	trieroes, triereied, trieroied	trierot, triereie, trieroie	trierions, trieriions	trieriez, trieriiez	trieroent, triereient, trieroient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	trie	tries	trie	trions	triez	trient
	imperfect	triasse	triasses	triast	triissons	triissez, triissiez	triassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	trie	—	trions	triez	—

Descendants

• French: trier