Associations to the word «Attempted»

Wiktionary

ATTEMPTED, adjective. Tried, with the connotation of failure.
ATTEMPTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of attempt
ATTEMPTED RAPE, noun. (legal) A crime in which rape was the motive for an assault, although no rape was carried out.
ATTEMPTED RAPES, noun. Plural of attempted rape

Dictionary definition

ATTEMPTED, adjective. Tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne