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   attempt

   /əˈtɛm(p)t/

   verb

   • 1. make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult): "she attempted a comeback in 2001"
   • ▪ try to climb to the top of (a mountain): "the expedition was the first to attempt Everest"
   • ▪ try to take (a life): "he would not have attempted the life of a friend"

   noun

   • 1. an effort to achieve or complete a difficult task or action: "an attempt to halt the bombings"
   • ▪ an effort to surpass a record or conquer a mountain: "an attempt on the unclimbed north-east ridge"
   • ▪ a bid to kill someone: "Karakozov made an attempt on the Tsar's life"
   • ▪ a thing produced as a result of trying to make or achieve something: "she picked her first attempt at a letter out of the wastebasket"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French attempter, from Latin attemptare, from ad- ‘to’ + temptare ‘to tempt’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. attemptable adjective

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   To attempt is to make an effort. You may attempt to read a book, but if you fail, no harm. If you attempt to jump from one building to the next and fail . . . . Ouch.

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   What is a countable attempt?

   • [countable] attempt (on something) an effort to do better than something, such as a very good performance in sport [countable] attempt (at something) a thing that you produce as a result of trying to make or achieve something He was clearly pleased with his first attempt at a cake.

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   What is the difference between attempt and essay?

   • attempt stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort. try is often close to attempt but may stress effort or experiment made in the hope of testing or proving something. endeavor heightens the implications of exertion and difficulty. essay implies difficulty but also suggests tentative trying or experimenting.

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   What is attempt noun?

   • Definition of attempt noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult, often with no success I passed my driving test at the first attempt. attempt to do something They made no attempt to escape.

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   What is an attempt on someone's life?

   • An attempt on someone's life is an attempt to kill them. In British English, if a sportsman or sportswoman makes an attempt on a sporting record, they try to beat it. In American English you say that they make an attempt to break it. Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt on the record.

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