attempted
uh-TEMP-tid/əˈtɛmptɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of attempt. Use this form for something a person tried to do in the past.
He attempted to fix the bike but soon gave up.
They attempted the puzzle together over the weekend.
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- 2Tried but not finished or done successfully.
Like trying to jump over a fence but not making it to the other side.
The attempted robbery failed when the alarm went off.
The attempted repair only made the leak worse.
Similarfailed, unsuccessful, abortive, foiled, thwarted
Oppositesuccessful, completed
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attempted is a form of attempt
attempt, verb: To try to do something. Full entry
- Forms
- attemptattempts he/she/itattempting -ing formattempted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- attempt → attempted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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