attempted

at-tempt-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of attempt; tried to do something.

  2. 2.

    Describing an unsuccessful effort to do something, especially something criminal.

Related words

See also: attempt, attempting, attempts
Synonyms: endeavored, tried

Etymology

From Latin attemptare ("to try, test"), from ad- ("to") + temptare ("to test").