'attempt' definitions:
Definition of 'attempt'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try]
noun
The act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" [syn: attack, 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" [syn: try, seek, attempt, essay, assay]
verb
Synonyms of 'attempt'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accept,
- affair,
- aim to,
- approach,
- assault,
- assay,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt to,
- begin,
- beginning,
- bid,
- buckle to,
- business,
- care,
- chance,
- commence,
- commencement,
- commitment,
- contract,
- crack,
- dare,
- dare to,
- deal,
- effort,
- embark in,
- embark upon,
- endeavor,
- engage,
- engage in,
- engagement,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- enterprise,
- essay,
- experiment,
- fall into,
- fall to,
- fling,
- gambit,
- get under way,
- go,
- go about,
- go at,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go upon,
- hassle,
- have at,
- hazard,
- inaugurate,
- initiate,
- initiation,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lick,
- lift a finger,
- make an attempt,
- make an effort,
- make bold,
- make free,
- move,
- move into,
- obligation,
- offer,
- operation,
- pains,
- pitch into,
- plan,
- plunge into,
- presume,
- pretend,
- pretend to,
- proceed to,
- program,
- project,
- proposition,
- seek,
- seek to,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set to,
- shot,
- shy,
- stab,
- start,
- step,
- strive,
- strive to,
- striving,
- stroke,
- strong bid,
- struggle,
- study to,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the liberty,
- take up,
- task,
- tentative,
- trial,
- trial and error,
- trouble,
- try,
- try and,
- try to,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- undertaking,
- venture,
- venture on,
- venture to,
- venture upon,
- whack,
- work