reattempt

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verb

To attempt again.

OriginEnglish attempt ← Middle English attempten ← Old French atempter →
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Meanings

verbreattempt (third-person singular simple present reattempts, present participle reattempting, simple past and past participle reattempted)

present singular third person reattempts · participle present reattempting · participle past reattempted · past reattempted

  1. transitiveTo attempt again.
nounreattempt (plural reattempts)

plural reattempts

  1. Another attempt.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Latintemptō
  11. Latinattemptō
  12. Old Frenchatempter
  13. Middle Englishattempten
  14. Englishattempt
  15. Englishreattempt

From re- + attempt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

trampetteattempter
Cite this entry
APA

reattempt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reattempt

MLA

“reattempt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reattempt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reattempt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reattempt.

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