attempt

Meaning

Verb

1. To try.
2. (obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

Noun

1. The action of trying at something.
2. An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.

Synonyms

try

endeavour

effort

endeavor

test

strive

essay

exertion

seek

🔍

trial

assay

undertake

struggle

make an effort

plan

experiment

endeavor

endeavour

bid

go

make an attempt

intend

attack

👊

tempt

set about

scheme

working

exert

taste

enterprise

combat

fight

undertaking

battle

try on

brush

trouble

design

look for

conflict

skirmish

scuffle

scrimmage

prove

plot

search

advance

aim

approach

assassination

assault

check

dare

distress

fling

labor

mean

measure

offer

pass

reach

sample

shot

stab

temptation

try out

try to

venture

wage

exert oneself

try hard

crack

lost cause

map

attempted assassination

analogy

move

offence

take step to

onslaught

operation

aim at

penalty

persist

picture

pilot

🧑‍✈️

embark on

embark

pop

practice

pretend

prob

prolusion

propose

drawing

punishment

pursue

push

quest

industry

rehearsal

rehearse

request

retribution

risk

pain

sampler

draft

down

diligence

diagram

seeking

devise

set out

aggrieve

shot in the dark

démarche

slap

smack

soreness

make determined effort

start

strain

strike out

contemplate

strive for

concentrate

swat

swing

swot

tackle

take

take a look

company

chart

💹

venture upon

challenge

come at

business

buck

bother

begin

tryout

attempt to harm

try-out

the whole shooting match

turn around

bash

aspire

testing and passing

vexation

afflict

willingness

work

work hard

aspiration

ache

have a go

intend to

launch into

apply for

make effort

eyeball

examine

firm

try for

foray

get down

establishment

go for

grind

initiate

initiative

engage

intent

intention

seek to

labour

launch

endevour

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈtɛmpt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: attempten

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.

Sentences

The attempt failed and the men retired to the Malone homestead .

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