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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of attempt form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Tried, with the connotation of failure. not-comparable

   "She is facing jail time for attempted robbery."

Adjective

1. 1
   tried unsuccessfully wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unsuccessful

Example

More examples

"The old man attempted to swim five kilometers."

Related phrases

attempted murderattempted rapeattempted suicide

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