Associations to the word «Attempt»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
- Curtail
- Navigate
- Counter
- Colonize
- Flee
- Counteract
- Rehabilitate
- Mitigate
- Codify
- Baffle
- Detain
- Hamper
- Unravel
- Classify
- Tackle
- Aggravate
- Indict
- Exterminate
- Sentence
- Modernize
- Qualify
- Refrain
- Restrict
- Block
- Alleviate
- Ambush
- Abandon
- Enslave
- Amend
- Neutralize
- Renew
- Penetrate
- Commit
- Redefine
- Reintroduce
- Fake
- Erase
- Estrange
- Elicit
- Accomplish
- Overtake
Wiktionary
ATTEMPT, verb. To try.
ATTEMPT, verb. (obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
ATTEMPT, verb. (archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
ATTEMPT, verb. (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
ATTEMPT, noun. The action of trying at something. [1530]
ATTEMPT, noun. An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. [1580]
Dictionary definition
ATTEMPT, noun. Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try".
ATTEMPT, noun. The act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life".
ATTEMPT, verb. Make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world".
ATTEMPT, verb. Enter upon an activity or enterprise.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.