attempt
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French atempter < Latin attemptare (“‘to try, solicit’”) < ad (“‘to’”) + temptare, more correctly tentare (“‘to try’”); see tempt.
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[edit] Noun
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attempt (plural attempts)
- The action of trying at something.
- An assault or attack.
- The revolutionaries made several attempts on the monarch's life.
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[edit] Translations
the action of trying at something
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attack
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[edit] Verb
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to attempt (third-person singular simple present attempts, present participle attempting, simple past and past participle attempted)
- To try.
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
[edit] Translations
to try
[edit] External links
- attempt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- attempt in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- attempt at OneLook® Dictionary Search
