attempted

/əˈtɛmptɪd/
adj 1

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4

ADJ.

difficult, old, prominent, useful, vain

She made a vain attempted to convince her stubborn brother to change his mind about moving.

VERB + ATTEMPTED

time

She attempted to call him three times but he never answered.

ATTEMPTED + NOUN

coup, robbery, sidestep, suicide, task

The attempted coup in 1991 ultimately failed to overthrow the government.

PREP.

across, in, through

She attempted through several different methods to learn Spanish before her trip.

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