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Definition of Attempted
1. Adjective. Tried unsuccessfully. "Attempted murder"
Definition of Attempted
1. Adjective. Tried, with the connotation of failure. ¹
2. Verb. (past of attempt) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Attempted
1. attempt [v] - See also: attempt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Attempted
Literary usage of Attempted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"beau attempted to place the artillery on an eminence, to fire upon the fort; but
Dessalines opened a fire upon the spot, and killed all the French upon the ..."
2. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... wore secured by surprise ; and when tho conspirators were aware of tbo mistake,
they attempted no movement in tbo cities. ..."
3. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1909)
"... and for this reason we have a second time taken up the character of real
philosophers and have of necessity attempted to define it.” “That is true.” VI. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... and this year had attempted in company with half a dozen students and local
guides to go around the Big Bend of the Columbia Eiver. ..."