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Attempt

noun
/əˈtɛmpt/
Word Frequency: 67.1

Definitions

1.nounThe action of trying at something.
"It was worth the attempt."
2.nounAn assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
"1584 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm. (Allen's Defence Of English Catholics, cited after Edinburgh review 1883, p. 378)"
3.verbTo try.
"A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top."
4.verbTo try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
5.verbTo try to win, subdue, or overcome.
"one who attempts the virtue of a woman"
6.verbTo attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
"to attempt the enemy's camp"

Synonyms

efforttrytake a run attake a stab atassayendeavourendeavorseekset aboutundertakeattackessay

Rhymes With

contemptexempttemptpreemptunkemptkemptemptnempt
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