Attempting

verb

/əˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 12.8

Definitions

1.verbTo try.

"A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top."

2.verbTo try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.

3.verbTo try to win, subdue, or overcome.

"one who attempts the virtue of a woman"

4.verbTo attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

"to attempt the enemy's camp"

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