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Detailed Synonyms for attempt in English

attempt:

attempt [the ~] nom

  1. the attempt
    the attempt; the effort; the efforts; the exertion; the try; the exertions; the strain
  2. the attempt
    – the act of attacking 1
    the attempt; the attack
    – the act of attacking 1
    • attempt [the ~] nom
      • they made an attempt on his life1
    • attack [the ~] nom
      • attacks on women increased last year1
  3. the attempt
    – earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 1
    the effort; the attempt; the endeavour; the try; the endeavor
    – earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 1
    • effort [the ~] nom
      • made an effort to cover all the reading material1
    • attempt [the ~] nom
    • endeavour [the ~] nom, britannique
    • try [the ~] nom
      • she gave it a good try1
    • endeavor [the ~] nom, américain
      • wished him luck in his endeavor1

to attempt verbe (attempts, attempted, attempting)

  1. to attempt
    to try; to attempt; to endeavour; to strive
    • try verbe (tries, tried, trying)
    • attempt verbe (attempts, attempted, attempting)
    • endeavour verbe, britannique (endeavours, endeavoured, endeavouring)
    • strive verbe (strives, strived, striving)
    endeavor
    – attempt by employing effort 1
    • endeavor verbe, américain
      • we endeavor to make our customers happy1
  2. to attempt
    to try; to endeavour; to try out; to attempt; to strive; to examine; to test; to check; to pretest
    • try verbe (tries, tried, trying)
    • endeavour verbe, britannique (endeavours, endeavoured, endeavouring)
    • try out verbe (tries out, tried out, trying out)
    • attempt verbe (attempts, attempted, attempting)
    • strive verbe (strives, strived, striving)
    • examine verbe (examines, examined, examining)
    • test verbe (tests, tested, testing)
    • check verbe (checks, checked, checking)
    • pretest verbe (pretests, pretested, pretesting)
    endeavor
    – attempt by employing effort 1
    • endeavor verbe, américain
      • we endeavor to make our customers happy1
  3. to attempt
    – enter upon an activity or enterprise 1
    to attempt; to undertake; set about
    – enter upon an activity or enterprise 1
  4. to attempt
    – make an effort or attempt 1
    to attempt; to seek; to try; essay; assay
    – make an effort or attempt 1
    • attempt verbe (attempts, attempted, attempting)
      • The police attempted to stop the thief1
    • seek verbe (seeks, sought, seeking)
      • He sought to improve himself1
      • She always seeks to do good in the world1
    • try verbe (tries, tried, trying)
      • He tried to shake off his fears1
    • essay verbe
      • The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps1
    • assay verbe

Conjugations for attempt:

present
  1. attempt
  2. attempt
  3. attempts
  4. attempt
  5. attempt
  6. attempt
simple past
  1. attempted
  2. attempted
  3. attempted
  4. attempted
  5. attempted
  6. attempted
present perfect
  1. have attempted
  2. have attempted
  3. has attempted
  4. have attempted
  5. have attempted
  6. have attempted
past continuous
  1. was attempting
  2. were attempting
  3. was attempting
  4. were attempting
  5. were attempting
  6. were attempting
future
  1. shall attempt
  2. will attempt
  3. will attempt
  4. shall attempt
  5. will attempt
  6. will attempt
continuous present
  1. am attempting
  2. are attempting
  3. is attempting
  4. are attempting
  5. are attempting
  6. are attempting
subjunctive
  1. be attempted
  2. be attempted
  3. be attempted
  4. be attempted
  5. be attempted
  6. be attempted
diverse
  1. attempt!
  2. let's attempt!
  3. attempted
  4. attempting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "attempt":

  1. the act of attacking1
    • they made an attempt on his life1
  2. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something1
  3. enter upon an activity or enterprise1
  4. make an effort or attempt1
    • The police attempted to stop the thief1

Related Synonyms for attempt