Definitions for attempt
əˈtɛmptat·tempt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, trynoun

   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"

2. attack, attemptverb

   the act of attacking

   "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"

3. try, seek, attempt, essay, assayverb

   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"

4. undertake, set about, attemptverb

   enter upon an activity or enterprise

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attemptnoun

   The action of trying at something.

2. attemptnoun

   An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.

3. attemptverb

   To try.

4. Etymology: Late 14th century, from atempter, from attempto, from ad + temptare, more correctly tentare; see tempt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attemptnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. An attack.

   If we be always prepared to receive an enemy, we shall long live in peace and quietness, without any attempts upon us. Francis Bacon.

   2. An essay; an endeavour.

   Alack! I am afraid, they have awak’d;
   And ’tis not done, th’ attempt, and not the deed,
   Confounds us. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   He would have cry’d; but hoping that he dreamt,
   Amazement ty’d his tongue, and stopp’d th’ attempt. Dryd.

   I subjoin the following attempt towards a natural history of fossils. John Woodward, on Fossils.

2. To Attemptverb

   Etymology: attenter, Fr.

   1. To attack; to invade; to venture upon.

   He flatt’ring his displeasure,
   Tript me behind, got praises of the king,
   For him attempting who was self-subdu’d. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   Who, in all things wise and just,
   Hinder’d not Satan to attempt the mind
   Of man; with strength entire, and free-will, arm’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   I have been so hardy to attempt upon a name, which among some is yet very sacred. Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis, Preface.

   2. To try; to endeavour.

   I have nevertheless attempted to send unto you, for the renewing of brotherhood and friendship. 1 Macc. xii. 17.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attempt

   An attempt to commit a crime occurs if a criminal has an intent to commit a crime and takes a substantial step toward completing the crime, but for reasons not intended by the criminal, the final resulting crime does not occur. Attempt to commit a particular crime is a crime, usually considered to be of the same or lesser gravity as the particular crime attempted.: 669–671  Attempt is a type of inchoate crime, a crime that is not fully developed. The crime of attempt has two elements, intent and some conduct toward completion of the crime.One group of theories in criminal law is that attempt to commit an act occurs when a person comes dangerously close to carrying out a criminal act, and intends to commit the act, but does not commit it. The person may have carried out all the necessary steps (or thought they had) but still failed, or the attempt may have been abandoned or prevented at a late stage. The attempt must have gone beyond mere planning or preparation, and is distinct from other inchoate offenses such as conspiracy to commit a crime or solicitation of a crime. There are many specific crimes of attempt, such as attempted murder, which may vary by jurisdiction. Punishment is often less severe than would be the case if the attempted crime had been carried out. Abandonment of the attempt may constitute a not guilty defence, depending partly on the extent to which the attempt was abandoned freely and voluntarily. Early common law did not punish attempts; the law of attempt was not recognised by common law until the case of b. Rex v. Scofield in 1784.: 669 The essence of the crime of attempt in legal terms is that the defendant has failed to commit the actus reus (the Latin term for the "guilty act") of the full offense, but has the direct and specific intent to commit that full offense. The normal rule for establishing criminal liability is to prove an actus reus accompanied by a mens rea ("guilty mind") at the relevant time (see concurrence and strict liability offenses as the exception to the rule).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attempt

   An attempt is a trial or effort to perform, accomplish, or complete a specified action or task, often with the implication that success is not certain. It can also refer to an act of trying to gain or achieve something, such as power or control.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attemptverb

   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

2. Attemptverb

   to try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt

3. Attemptverb

   to try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman

4. Attemptverb

   to attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp

5. Attemptverb

   to make an attempt; -- with upon

6. Attemptnoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attempt

   Attempt in criminal law is an offense that occurs when a person comes dangerously close to carrying out a criminal act, and intends to commit the act, but does not in fact commit it. The person may have carried out all the necessary steps but still failed, or the attempt may have been abandoned or prevented at a late stage. The attempt must have gone beyond mere planning or preparation, and is distinct from other Inchoate offenses such as conspiracy to commit a crime or solicitation of a crime. There are many specific crimes of attempt, such as attempted murder, which may vary by jurisdiction. Punishment is often less severe than would be the case if the attempted crime had been carried out. Abandonment of the attempt may constitute a not guilty defence, depending partly on the extent to which the attempt was abandoned freely and voluntarily. Early common law did not punish attempts; the law of attempt was not recognised by common law until the case of b. Rex v. Scofield in 1784. The essence of the crime of attempt in legal terms is that the defendant has failed to commit the actus reus of the full offense, but has the direct and specific intent to commit that full offense.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attempt

   at-temt′, v.t. to try or endeavour: to try to obtain: tempt, entice: to make an effort or attack upon.—v.i. to make an attempt or trial.—n. a trial: endeavour or effort: a personal assault: (Milton) temptation: (law) any act which can fairly be described as one of a series which, if uninterrupted and successful, would constitute a crime.—n. Attemptabil′ity.—adj. Attempt′able, that may be attempted.—n. Attempt′er (Milton), a tempter. [O. Fr. atempter—L. attentāre—ad, and tem-pt, tentāre, to try—tendĕre, to stretch.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attempt' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1111

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attempt' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3264

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attempt' in Nouns Frequency: #314

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'attempt' in Verbs Frequency: #262

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How to pronounce attempt?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of attempt in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of attempt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of attempt in a Sentence

1. Mark Stevens:

   What I did was wrong and there is no excuse for it, mr. Lowry deserves better, and I have reached out today in an attempt to directly apologize to him and other members of the Raptors and Warriors organizations. I'm grateful to those who accepted my calls.

2. Paul Whelan:

   It's very positive. This is an obvious attempt by the American government to find a concession that the Russian government might want in order to allow Paul Whelan and also Brittney Griner to be released.

3. Ted Cruz coloring books:

   People and the media attempt to criticize you as somehow intolerant, and yet what is the tolerance that has been demonstrated to you for following a biblical teaching? you have endured the pain, endured the attacks, endured the hatred, that precisely put you where you are here today ... Dick, you talked about not knowing where your friends are. Well let me point out, there are 3,000 Iowans.

4. Harney County Sheriff David Ward:

   In reality these men had alternative motives, to attempt to overthrow the county and federal government in hopes to spark a movement across the United States.

5. Michael Watkins:

   The Wright brothers only had a handful of eyewitnesses to their first flight, but the historic moment was thankfully captured in a great photograph, now 117 years later, we are able to provide a wonderful opportunity to share the results of the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another world via our robotic photographers on Mars.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=attempt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Attempt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=attempt
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempt
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attempt
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=attempt
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=attempt
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=attempt