attempt

Meaning of attempt

noun
  1. The action of trying at something.
    It was worth the attempt.
  2. An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
    1584 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm. (Allen's Defence Of English Catholics, cited after Edinburgh review 1883, p. 378)
verb
  1. To try.
    A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top.
  2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
  3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
    one who attempts the virtue of a woman
  4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
    to attempt the enemy's camp

Information about attempt

  • The plural form of attempt is: attempts.
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Hyphenation of attempt

at-tempt

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • attempt is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

attempt synonyms

Meaning effort:

effort, endeavor, try

Meaning attack:

attack

Meaning try:

try, seek, essay, assay

Meaning undertake:

undertake

Translation of attempt

Words that rhyme with attempt

empt, adempt, dempt, misdempt, preempt, kempt, unkempt, benempt, bynempt, nempt, unempt, coempt, dirempt, perempt, contempt, overtempt, pretempt, reattempt, retempt, supertempt, tempt, exempt, nonexempt, preexempt, unexempt

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