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attempted
at·tempt A0508700 (ə-tĕmpt′)tr.v. at·tempt·ed, at·tempt·ing, at·tempts 1. To try to perform, make, or achieve: attempted to read the novel in one sitting; attempted a difficult dive. 2. Archaic To tempt.3. Archaic To try to seize or get control of by attacking.n.1. An effort or a try.2. An attack; an assault: an attempt on someone's life.
[Middle English attempten, from Old French attempter, from Latin attemptāre : ad-, ad- + temptāre, to test.]
at·tempt′a·ble adj.at·tempt′er n.attempted (əˈtɛmptɪd) adjused to describe an action that someone has unsuccessfully tried to carry outThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | attempted - tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
attemptedverb tried, ventured, undertaken, endeavoured, assayed a case of attempted murderTranslationsIdiomsSeeattemptEncyclopediaSeeAttemptattempted
Synonyms for attemptedverb triedSynonyms- tried
- ventured
- undertaken
- endeavoured
- assayed
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