attempt in English: A try at doing something, when you do not know yet if it will work. (noun)

Translation

A try at doing something, when you do not know yet if it will work.

Word origin

From Latin attemptare, meaning to try or to test.

Gender

Pluralattempts

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"An attempt at something" is one try at it.

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"Make an attempt" is the normal verb to use with this noun.

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Attempt is also a verb: to attempt something is to try it.

try

To try is to make an effort to do something, even if it may not work.

effort

The hard work or energy you use when you try to do something.

test

A set of questions or jobs that shows how much you know or how well something works.

fail

To not do something that you tried to do, or to not pass a test.

again

One more time, doing the same thing as before.

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