About The Word Attempt

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Attempt

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What's The Definition Of Attempt?
[n] the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
[n] earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [v] enter upon an activity or enterprise [v] make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" Synonyms | Synonyms for Attempt: assay | attack | effort | endeavor | endeavour | essay | seek | set about | try | try | undertake Related Terms | Find terms related to Attempt: 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 | embark in | embark upon | endeavor | engage | engage in | engagement | enter on | enter upon | enterprise | essay | experiment | fall into | fall to | fling | gambit | get under way | go | go about | go at | go in for | go into | go upon | hassle | have at | hazard | inaugurate | initiate | initiation | launch forth | launch into | lay about | lick | lift a finger | make an attempt | make an effort | make bold | make free | move | move into | obligation | offer | operation | pains | pitch into | plan | plunge into | presume | pretend | pretend to | proceed to | program | project | proposition | seek | seek to | set about | set at | set forward | set going | set to | shot | shy | stab | start | step | strive | strive to | striving | stroke | strong bid | struggle | study to | tackle | take on | take the liberty | take up | task | tentative | trial | trial and error | trouble | try | try and | try to | turn to | undertake | undertaking | venture | venture on | venture to | venture upon | whack | work See Also | act | activity | adventure | assault | batting | battle | best | bid | braving | chance | confronting | contribution | coping with | crack | crime | endeavor | endeavour | essay | examine | fight | fling | foray | gamble | give it a try | give it a whirl | go | grappling | grope | hazard | initiate | law-breaking | lay on the line | liberation | move | mug's game | nisus | offer | pains | part | pass | pick up the gauntlet | pioneer | play | power play | prove | put on the line | research effort | risk | run | run a risk | seeking | share | shot | squeeze | squeeze play | strain | strive | striving | struggle | struggle | tackling | take a chance | take a dare | take chances | takeover attempt | test | test | trial | try out | whirl | worst Attempt In Webster's Dictionary \At*tempt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempting}.] [OF. atenter, also spelt
atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad +
tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to
stretch. See {Tempt}, and cf. {Attend}.]
1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do
or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to
sing; to attempt a bold flight.
Something attempted, something done, Has earned a
night's repose. --Longfellow.
2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by
temptations; to tempt. [Obs. or Archaic]
It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien
should attempt the blameless king. --Thackeray.
3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts
the virtue of a woman.
Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further: Take
some remembrance of us, as a tribute. --Shak.
4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to
take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
Without attempting his adversary's life. --Motley.
Syn: See {Try}.
\At*tempt"\, v. i. To make an attempt; -- with upon. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. \At*tempt"\, n. A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort. By his blindness maimed for high attempts. --Milton. {Attempt to commit a crime} (Law), such an intentional preparatory act as will apparently result, if not extrinsically hindered, in a crime which it was designed to effect. --Wharton. Syn: {Attempt}, {Endeavor}, {Effort}, {Exertion}, {Trial}. Usage: These words agree in the idea of calling forth our powers into action. Trial is the generic term; it denotes a putting forth of one's powers with a view to determine what they can accomplish; as, to make trial of one's strength. An attempt is always directed to some definite and specific object; as, ``The attempt, and not the deed, confounds us.'' --Shak. An endeavor is a continued attempt; as, ``His high endeavor and his glad success.'' --Cowper. Effort is a specific putting forth of strength in order to carry out an attempt. Exertion is the putting forth or active exercise of any faculty or power. ``It admits of all degrees of effort and even natural action without effort.'' --C. J. Smith. See {Try}. |
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