ATTEMPT


Meaning of ATTEMPT in English

I . v. a.

1.

Try, essay, make trial or experiment of.

2.

Undertake, go about, set about, take in hand, endeavor to accomplish.

3.

Assail, attack, assault, etc., which see.

II . v. n.

Try, strive, endeavor, seek, aim, make an ~, make essay, do one's best, do all that in one lies, strain every nerve, leave no stone unturned.

III . n.

1.

Effort, trial, essay, endeavor, experiment, undertaking, enterprise.

2.

Attack, assault, onset.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.