unsuccessful attempt
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attempt */*/*/ — I UK [əˈtempt] / US noun [countable] Word forms attempt : singular attempt plural attempts 1) an effort to do something one last desperate attempt The government has made no attempt to avert the crisis. attempt on: an attempt on the world record… … English dictionary
attempt — at|tempt1 [ ə tempt ] noun count *** an effort to do something: one last desperate attempt The government has made no attempt to avert the crisis. attempt on: an attempt on the world record attempt at: It s his fourth attempt at flying a balloon… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unsuccessful — un|suc|cess|ful [ ,ʌnsək sesfəl ] adjective * something that is unsuccessful does not achieve what you want, or does not happen in the way you want: The president flew home today after another unsuccessful attempt to reach a peace agreement. All… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unsuccessful */ — UK [ˌʌnsəkˈsesf(ə)l] / US [ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl] adjective something that is unsuccessful does not achieve what you want, or does not happen in the way that you want The president flew home today after another unsuccessful attempt to reach a peace… … English dictionary
attempt — at|tempt1 W1S2 [əˈtempt] n 1.) an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult attempt to do sth ▪ All attempts to control inflation have failed. ▪ The protesters made no attempt to resist arrest. ▪ his first unsuccessful attempt … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsuccessful — [ˌʌnsəkˈsesf(ə)l] adj 1) something that is unsuccessful does not achieve what you want another unsuccessful attempt to reach agreement[/ex] 2) someone who is unsuccessful does not get what they want Letters are sent to all unsuccessful candidates … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
unsuccessful — un|suc|cess|ful [ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl] adj not having a successful result or not achieving what you wanted to achieve ▪ an unsuccessful attempt to climb Everest unsuccessful in (doing) sth ▪ We have been unsuccessful in finding a new manager.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsuccessful — adjective 1) an unsuccessful attempt Syn: failed, ineffective, fruitless, profitless, unproductive, abortive; vain, futile, useless, pointless, worthless, luckless 2) an unsuccessful business Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
unsuccessful — adjective 1) an unsuccessful attempt Syn: failed, abortive, ineffective, fruitless, profitless, unproductive, vain, futile 2) an unsuccessful business Syn: unprofitable, loss making 3) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
unsuccessful — adjective Failed, not successful. His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences...and an occasional good natured ribbing. Ant: successful … Wiktionary
