What does attempted mean?

Definitions for attempted
at·tempt·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. attempted(adj)

    tried unsuccessfully

    "attempted murder"

Wiktionary

  1. attempted(Adjective)

    Tried, with the connotation of failure.

    She is facing jail time for attempted-robbery.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Attempted

    of Attempt

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'attempted' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3554

How to pronounce attempted?

  1. Alex
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    US English
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How to say attempted in sign language?

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attempted in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attempted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of attempted in a Sentence

  1. Charles de LEUSSE:

    Attempted good marriage with premeditation.

  2. Thomas Jefferson:

    No more good must be attempted than the people can bear.

  3. Oprah Winfrey:

    He did reach out multiple times and attempted to pressure me.

  4. Nathaniel Marmur:

    Someone who attempts suicide is not charged with attempted murder.

  5. Quintilian:

    Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

Images & Illustrations of attempted

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