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Webster 1828 Edition


Attempted

ATTEMPT'ED

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Essayed; tried; attacked.

Definition 2024


attempted

attempted

English

Adjective

attempted (not comparable)

  1. Tried, with the connotation of failure.
    She is facing jail time for attempted robbery.
    An attempted coup.

Derived terms

  • attempted murder
  • attempted suicide

Verb

attempted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of attempt