[
UK
/ɐtˈɛmpt/
]
[ US /əˈtɛmpt/ ]
[ US /əˈtɛmpt/ ]
VERB
-
make an effort or attempt
The police attempted to stop the thief
She always seeks to do good in the world
He sought to improve himself
He tried to shake off his fears
The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps - enter upon an activity or enterprise
NOUN
-
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
made an effort to cover all the reading material
she gave it a good try
wished him luck in his endeavor -
the act of attacking
they made an attempt on his life
attacks on women increased last year
How To Use attempt In A Sentence
- Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
- You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
- Contrary to what has been claimed, the theory is not insulated against attempts to disconfirm it.
- The most interesting statistic on the list is the large number of accidents where the pilot attempted to land with the gear down with amphibious floats.
- Airline officials are calling the attack a suicide attempt.
- At around 11 am that day a pensioner foiled another attempted scam by a man and woman in Central Avenue, Gravesend.
- An attempt will be made to identify best practice, to help bridge the gap between theoretical prescriptions and practical modelling procedures.
- Ministers are attempting to come up with a compromise to avoid defeat on Wednesday. Times, Sunday Times
- After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.
- This blogger is a seriously insecure woman who needs to examine her shaky sense of privilege before again attempting to write about transpeople. The Brave One Goes Crazy And Murders Weekend Box Office