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# unsuccessful

adjective

«unsuccessful» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unsuccessful means not achieving what was wanted or planned; failing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school and everyday life: «an unsuccessful attempt», «unsuccessful experiment». In maths problems it counts failures: «7 of the 10 tries were unsuccessful». In formal letters: «we regret that your application was unsuccessful».

### Examples

- My first try at the high jump was unsuccessful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/#x1)
- The search for the lost cat was unsuccessful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/#x2)
- Out of 12 shots, 5 were unsuccessful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/#x3)
- The experiment was unsuccessful, so we changed the method. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/#x4)
- Her application for the job was unsuccessful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/#x5)
- After several unsuccessful attempts, he finally whistled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/#x6)
- All the King’s unsuccessful rivals had gone home in despair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: un + successful (two «c», two «s», one «l» at the end). Adverb: unsuccessfully. In maths: unsuccessful tries = total tries − successful tries.

## In Jewish tradition

In school and everyday life: «an unsuccessful attempt», «unsuccessful experiment». In maths problems it counts failures: «7 of the 10 tries were unsuccessful». In formal letters: «we regret that your application was unsuccessful».

### Examples

- But every attempt to unfold this mystery has hitherto been unsuccessful". (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unsuccessful/#x1)

### Note

Spelling: un + successful (two «c», two «s», one «l» at the end). Adverb: unsuccessfully. In maths: unsuccessful tries = total tries − successful tries.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unsuccessful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsuccessful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unsuccessful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unsuccessful.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «unsuccessful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unsuccessful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unsuccessful» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/unsuccessful.html) on Mova free.