attempt
/əˈtɛmpt/noun, verb2 syllables
Attempt means: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
Synonyms for attempt13
noun, as in earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
noun, as in the act of attacking
verb, as in enter upon an activity or enterprise
What does attempt mean?4
noun
1
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something“made an effort to cover all the reading material”
2
the act of attacking“attacks on women increased last year”
verb
1
make an effort or attempt“He tried to shake off his fears”
2
enter upon an activity or enterprise
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with attempt?3
Attempt in a sentence
- If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.Hybrid
- Up to that point, every attempt had resulted in a fiasco.melodiouschaos2
- You didn't win, but that was a solid attempt.megamanenm
- Jews do not actively seek out converts, and even attempt to dissuade potential converts.shekitten
- And what love can do, that dares love attempt.Dejo
- She did not succeed, but after all that was her first attempt.CM
- Man may well, in his attempt to be too ambitious, destroy himself.unknown
- In an attempt to escape, the bandit took the lives of four hostages.marcelostockle
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Forms of attempt
as a noun
- plural
- attempts
as a verb
- past tense
- attempted
- present participle
- attempting
- third-person singular
- attempts
- past participle
- attempted