Attempt definition
An effort or a try.
noun
To try to perform, make, or achieve.
Attempted to read the novel in one sitting; attempted a difficult dive.
verb
(archaic) To try to seize or get control of by attacking.
verb
(archaic) To tempt.
verb
(archaic) To tempt.
verb
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An attack; an assault.
An attempt on someone's life.
noun
To make an effort to do, get, have, etc.; try; endeavor.
verb
An attack, as on a person's life.
noun
A try.
noun
The definition of an attempt is an effort made to accomplish something.
An example of an attempt is a baby trying to take his first few steps.
noun
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Attempt is defined as to make an effort to do something.
An example of attempt is to try to complete a large jigsaw puzzle in one sitting.
verb
The intentional and overt taking of a substantial step toward the commission of a crime that falls short of completing the crime. The mere planning of a crime, as well as soliciting another to commit the crime, does not constitute an attempt to commit the crime. Attempt is a crime distinct from the offense that the criminal was attempting to commit. Various legal tests are used to determine when, between planning a crime and committing it, a person’s actions constitute an attempt. See also conspiracy and solicitation.
noun
To try.
I attempted to sing, but my throat was too hoarse.
To attempt an escape from prison.
A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top.
verb
(archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
One who attempts the virtue of a woman.
verb
(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
To attempt the enemy's camp.
verb
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attempt the life of
- to try to kill
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
attempt the life of
Origin of attempt
- Middle English attempten from Old French attempter from Latin attemptāre ad- ad- temptāre to test
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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