attempt+(noun)

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• attempt — at·tempt n: the crime of having the intent to commit and taking action in an effort to commit a crime that fails or is prevented – called also criminal attempt; see also impossibility ◇ There is no settled answer to how close to completing a… …   Law dictionary

• attempt — ► VERB ▪ make an effort to achieve or complete (something). ► NOUN ▪ an act of attempting. ORIGIN Latin attemptare, from temptare to tempt …   English terms dictionary

• attempt — /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.… …  

• attempt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ successful ▪ abortive, botched, failed, fruitless, futile, ill fated, misguided, unsuccessful …   Collocations dictionary

• attempt */*/*/ — I UK [əˈtempt] / US noun [countable] Word forms attempt : singular attempt plural attempts 1) an effort to do something one last desperate attempt The government has made no attempt to avert the crisis. attempt on: an attempt on the world record… …   English dictionary

• attempt — at|tempt1 [ ə tempt ] noun count *** an effort to do something: one last desperate attempt The government has made no attempt to avert the crisis. attempt on: an attempt on the world record attempt at: It s his fourth attempt at flying a balloon… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• attempt — 1 noun (C) 1 an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult: attempt to do sth: All attempts to control inflation have failed. (+ at): He made one last attempt at the world record. | make no attempt: The protestors made no… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• attempt — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French attempter, from Latin attemptare, from ad + temptare to touch, try more at tempt Date: 14th century 1. to make an effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• attempt*/*/ — [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… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• attempt — 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 …   Wiktionary

• attempt — 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… …   English dictionary for students