attempt
Frasi
Senso (Inglese)
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- To try.
- (obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
- To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
- To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
sinonimi
make an attempt
try to
exert oneself
try hard
attempted assassination
take step to
embark on
make determined effort
strive for
venture upon
come at
attempt to harm
try-out
the whole shooting match
testing and passing
work hard
intend to
launch into
apply for
make effort
try for
seek to
endevour
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/əˈtɛmpt/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
Late 14th century, as Middle English attempten, from Old French atempter, from Latin attemptō (“I try, solicit”), from ad (“to”) + temptare, more correctly tentare (“to try”); see tempt. The noun is from the 1530s, the sense "an assault on somebody's life, assassination attempt" (French attentat) is from 1580.
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