What does attempt mean?
Definitions for attempt
əˈtɛmptat·tempt
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
attack, attemptverb
the act of attacking
"attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
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"
undertake, set about, attemptverb
enter upon an activity or enterprise
Wiktionary
attemptnoun
The action of trying at something.
Etymology: Late 14th century, from atempter, from attempto, from ad + temptare, more correctly tentare; see tempt.
attemptnoun
An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
Etymology: Late 14th century, from atempter, from attempto, from ad + temptare, more correctly tentare; see tempt.
attemptverb
To try.
Etymology: Late 14th century, from atempter, from attempto, from ad + temptare, more correctly tentare; see tempt.
Webster Dictionary
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
Attemptverb
to try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt
Attemptverb
to try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman
Attemptverb
to attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp
Attemptverb
to make an attempt; -- with upon
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
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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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Rank popularity for the word 'attempt' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1111
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Rank popularity for the word 'attempt' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3264
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The numerical value of attempt in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
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The numerical value of attempt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of attempt in a Sentence
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This party, our nation will be making a tragic mistake if we walk away or attempt to undo the Obama legacy, the American people have worked too hard and we've come too far for The American people. Democrats should not only defend this record and protect this record, The American people should run on the record.
Will Twitter also be stopping ads from biased liberal media outlets who will now run unchecked as they buy obvious political content meant to attack Republicans, this is yet another attempt to silence conservatives, since Twitter knows President Trump has the most sophisticated online program ever known.
I believe this genocide is ongoing, and that we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs by the Chinese party-state.
While I am 100% pro-breast-feeding and would love for every mom to at least attempt it if it works for them, you can't lock up formula and have people have to request it in a way that's shaming because that's not helping breast-feeding. That's not going to help any mother breast-feed, to make them worry too much if I can't breast-feed, am I going to be shamed into my choice? i think formula should be available and not in a way that you have to sign a waiver that you're aware you're giving your child formula if you need to.
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- محاولةArabic
- спрабавацьBelarusian
- пробвам, проба, опит, опитвамBulgarian
- temptativaCatalan, Valencian
- pokus, zkusitCzech
- forsøge, prøve, forsøgDanish
- Bestrebung, Versuch, Anschlag, versuchen, Bestreben, AttentatGerman
- απόπειρα, προσπαθώ, επιχειρώ, αποπειρώμαι, προσπάθειαGreek
- provoEsperanto
- atentado, ensayo, tratar, tentativa, intentar, intentoSpanish
- katse, katsetama, proovima, tapmiskatse, üritamaEstonian
- yrittää, murhayritys, koettaa, yritys, päällekarkaus, hyökkäysFinnish
- tentative, essayer, tenter, attentatFrench
- ionsaí, ionsaighIrish
- feuchainn, feuchScottish Gaelic
- ניסה, ניסיוןHebrew
- कोशिश, कोशिश करनाHindi
- niat, usaha, coba, upayaIndonesian
- tentativo, provare, tentare, attentare, attentato, sforzo, cercareItalian
- 試み, 試みる, 試すJapanese
- тажрыйба, тырышуу, аракет кылуу, аракет, сынам, кол салууKyrgyz
- conor, conatusLatin
- mēģinājums, mēģinātLatvian
- pogen, probeersel, proberen, poging, aanslagDutch
- prøve, forsøke, angrep, forsøkNorwegian
- próba, próbować, podejście, spróbowaćPolish
- tentar, atentado, tentativaPortuguese
- опыт, попытка, пробовать, покушение, постараться, стараться, пытаться, проба, попробовать, попытатьсяRussian
- pokušaj, покушајSerbo-Croatian
- pokúšať sa, pokúsiť saSlovak
- försök, försökaSwedish
- ప్రయత్నించు, ప్రయత్నంTelugu
- пробувати, намагатися, спробаUkrainian
- کوشش, کوشش کرناUrdu
- thửVietnamese
- steifülönVolapük
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