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Attempted

/əˈtɛmptɪd/

To try.

📖 Definitions of "Attempted"

verb
  1. 1

    To try.

    "A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top."

  2. 2

    To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.

  3. 3

    To try to win, subdue, or overcome.

    "one who attempts the virtue of a woman"

  4. 4

    To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

    "to attempt the enemy's camp"

adjective
  1. 1

    Tried, with the connotation of failure.

    "An attempted coup."

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