Definitions for attempted
at·tempt·ed

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1. attempted(adj)

   tried unsuccessfully

   "attempted murder"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. attempted(Adjective)

   Tried, with the connotation of failure.

   She is facing jail time for attempted-robbery.

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1. Attempted

   of Attempt

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

How to pronounce attempted?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say attempted in sign language?

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. Nathaniel Marmur:

   Someone who attempts suicide is not charged with attempted murder.

4. Quintilian:

   Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

5. Eric Newman:

   We have attempted to do in 90 days what we usually do in three years.

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