dried

American  

[drahyd] / draɪd /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of dry.

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dried British  

/ draɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of dry

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Other Word Forms

• half-dried
  adjective
• undried
  adjective
• well-dried
  adjective

Explanation

Something that's dried isn't wet anymore. Dried ink on a page can't be smudged. The dried tears on your cheek are nothing but salty patches, and dried concrete on the sidewalk is completely solid — you can't leave a handprint in it. Some things are deliberately dried, with all moisture removed from them. Dried apricots and sun dried tomatoes, for example, are dehydrated so they become dense, sweet, and chewy. Dried has a Germanic root, dreug, which means "dry."

Example Sentences

One problem for cryptos is that liquidity has dried up, because other risk-on assets have offered sizable returns in recent weeks.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

It typically spreads from rodents through dried urine and droppings.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The material was then dialyzed, sterile filtered, and freeze dried.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Any price increases would likely put further pressure on demand at store chains, as the electronics industry tries to regain its footing after the pandemic’s digital boom dried up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Even the thought of knocking on her door dried my mouth and dampened my hands.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Related Words

• dehydrated
• dry
• preserved