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Meanings of attempted in English

Attempted.

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Usage of attempted in English
1
Some useful changes over recent years have attempted to address the problem.
The Irish Times
2
The oil market initially reacted calmly to reports of the attempted attack.
Reuters
3
The paper said he attempted to leave the country on March 8.
Reuters
4
At one point, he said, another coach also attempted to abuse him.
Radio NZ
5
As soon as they attempted this, however, a new difficulty became apparent.
English passengers
6
An attempted seduction takes the form of insistent verbal demands: 'Say heat.
The Guardian
7
Our new report attempted to shed some light on this grey area.
The Guardian
8
You said you attempted the climb several hundred times over the years.
Rock and Ice Magazine
9
Police say an attempted abduction in central Auckland today was sexually motivated.
Radio NZ
10
Media reports said he had attempted to hang himself in the room.
The Irish Times
11
This project attempted to invent a general way to add security modules.
Wired
12
The government previously attempted to evict farmers from national parks in 2013.
Reuters
13
Every so often, a secession is attempted for assorted pocket-lining political reasons.
Internecine
14
But NFU Scotland insisted Mr Innes attempted to clarify the situation beforehand.
The Irish Times
15
Some have attempted to flee on migrant boats to Europe and Egypt.
The Guardian
16
The distance to this one was greater than she'd attempted thus far.
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Attempted through the time
Attempted across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
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