attempt
attempt definition
at·tempt (ə tempt′)
transitive verb
- to make an effort to do, get, have, etc.; try; endeavor
- Archaic to tempt
Etymology: ME attempten < OFr attempter < L attemptare, to try, solicit < ad-, to + temptare, to try: see tempt
noun
- a try
- an attack, as on a person's life
Related Forms:
- attemptable at·tempt′·able adjective
attempt Idioms
attempt the life of
to try to kill
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