attempt

Betekenis (Engels)

Frequentie

B2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/əˈtɛmpt/
Etymologie (Engels)

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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