Attempt
21attempt*/*/ — [əˈtempt] noun [C] I 1) an effort to do something the president s final attempt to reach a settlement with the rebel forces[/ex] an attempt on the world record[/ex] It s his fourth attempt at flying a balloon around the world.[/ex] 2) an attack… …
22attempt — /əˈtɛmpt / (say uh tempt), /əˈtɛmt / (say uh temt) verb (t) 1. to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt a conversation; to attempt to study. 2. Obsolete to tempt. –noun 3. effort put forth to accomplish something; a trial or essay.… …
23attempt — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by to + infin.) seek to achieve or complete (a task or action) (attempted the exercise; attempted to explain). 2 seek to climb or master (a mountain etc.). n. (often foll. by at, on, or to + infin.) an act of… …
24attempt — 1. noun /əˈtɛmpt/ a) The action of trying at something. We made an attempt to cross the stream, but didnt manage. b) An assault or attack. This poem is much better than the feeble attempt of mine. Syn …
25attempt — at•tempt [[t]əˈtɛmpt[/t]] v. t. 1) to make an effort at; try; undertake: to attempt a difficult task[/ex] 2) archaic to attack; move against in a hostile manner: to attempt a person s life[/ex] 3) archaic to tempt 4) an effort made to accomplish… …
26attempt — In statutes and in cases other than criminal prosecutions an attempt ordinarily means an intent combined with an act falling short of the thing intended. It may be described as an endeavor to do an act, carried beyond mere preparation, but short… …
27attempt — In statutes and in cases other than criminal prosecutions an attempt ordinarily means an intent combined with an act falling short of the thing intended. It may be described as an endeavor to do an act, carried beyond mere preparation, but short… …
28attempt — Synonyms and related words: accept, affair, aim to, approach, assault, assay, assume, attack, attempt to, begin, beginning, bid, buckle to, business, care, chance, commence, commencement, commitment, contract, crack, dare, dare to, deal, effort,… …
29attempt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. try, endeavor, essay; attack. See undertaking. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trial, try, struggle, endeavor; see effort 1 , 2 . v. Syn. try, endeavor, strive, venture; see try 1 . See Synonym Study at… …
30attempt — [14] Attempting is etymologically related to tempting. The Latin verb attemptāre was formed with the prefix ad from temptāre, which meant ‘try’ as well as ‘tempt’ (the semantic connection is preserved in modern English try, with the contrasting… …
