attempted

UK: /əˈtɛmptɪd/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

at•tempt /əˈtɛmpt/   v. 

1. to make an effort at;
   try;
   undertake: [~ + object]
   They attempted a long hike.
   [~ + to + verb]
   will attempt to finish the race.
   [~ + verb-ing]
   She attempted walking across the tightrope.

n. [countable]

2. an effort made to accomplish something:
   The sketch was my first attempt.
3. an attack or assault:
   An attempt was made on his life.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

at•tempt  (ə tempt′), v.t. 

1. to make an effort at;
   try;
   undertake;
   seek:
   to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles.
2. [Archaic.] to attack;
   move against in a hostile manner:
   to attempt a person's life.
3. [Archaic.] to tempt.

n. 

4. an effort made to accomplish something:
   He made an attempt to swim across the lake.
5. an attack or assault:
   an attempt upon the leader's life.

• Latin attemptāre to test, tamper with. See at-, tempt
• Anglo-French atempter
• Middle English 1350–1400

at•tempt′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
at•tempt′a•ble, adj. 
at•tempt′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See try. 
• 4. try, endeavor.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

attempt / əˈtɛmpt/ verb (transitive)

1. to make an effort (to do something) or to achieve (something); try
2. to try to surmount (an obstacle)
3. to try to climb

noun

1. an endeavour to achieve something; effort
2. a result of an attempt or endeavour
3. an attack, esp with the intention to kill

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French attempter, from Latin attemptāre to strive after, from tentāre to try

atˈtemptable adjective