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Complete Definition of "attempt"

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English

rank|drawn|field|street|829|attempt|soft|officers|likely

Pronunciation
IPA|/əˈtɛmpt/
audio|en-us-attempt.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛmpt|-ɛmpt

Noun
en-noun

  1. The action of trying at something.
  2. An assault or attack.

#:The revolutionaries made several attempts on the monarch's life.

Synonyms
effort
try

Translations
trans-top|the action of trying at something
Czech: t-|cs|pokus|m
Danish: forsøg n
Finnish: t+|fi|yritys
German: Versuch m, Bestreben n, Bestrebung f
Greek: t|el|απόπειρα|f|scGrek (apópeira), t|el|προσπάθεια|scGrek (prospátheia)
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Japanese: 試み (こころみ, kokoromi)
Polish: próba f, podejście m
Russian: t+|ru|попытка|f|trpopýtka|scCyrl, t+|ru|проба|f|trpróba|scCyrl, t+|ru|опыт|m|trópyt|scCyrl
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trans-top|attack
Finnish: murhayritys, hyökkäys, päällekarkaus
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German: t+|de|Anschlag|m
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trans-top|translations to be categorised
ttbc|Bulgarian: опит m
ttbc|Dutch: poging f (1), probeersel n (2)
ttbc|Estonian: katse, katsetus, üritus, proov
ttbc|French: tentative f
ttbc|Greek, Ancient: δοκιμή [ðo̞ciˈmi] f
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ttbc|Hebrew: ניסיון (nisayon) m
ttbc|Indonesian: upaya, usaha, coba|percobaan, niat
ttbc|Portuguese: tentativa f
ttbc|Spanish: tentativa f
ttbc|Telugu: ప్రయత్నము
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Verb
en-verb

  1. To try.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
trans-top|to try
Bulgarian: t+|bg|пробвам|scCyrl, t+|bg|опитвам|scCyrl
Crimean Tatar: kırışmek
Danish: forsøge, prøve
Dutch: t-|nl|pogen, t+|nl|proberen
Estonian: proovima, üritama, katsetama
Finnish: t+|fi|yrittää, t+|fi|koettaa
French: t+|fr|tenter, t+|fr|essayer
German: t+|de|versuchen
Greek: αποπειρώμαι [apo̞piˈro̞me̞], επιχειρώ [e̞piçiˈro̞], προσπαθώ [pro̞spaˈθo̞]
Indonesian: upaya|berupaya, usaha|berusaha, coba, coba|mencoba, niat|berniat
trans-mid
Hebrew: לנסות (le'nasot)
Japanese: 試みる (こころみる, kokoromiru), 試す (ためす, tamesu)
Polish: próbować imperf, spróbować perf
Portuguese: t+|pt|tentar
Russian: пытаться (pytát's'a) impf, попытаться (popytát's'a) pf; пробовать (próbovat') impf, попробовать (popróbovat') pf; стараться (starát's'a) impf, постараться (postarát's'a) pf
Spanish: t-|es|intentar
Swedish: t+|sv|försöka
Telugu: ప్రయత్నించు
Urdu: koshish
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Category:English control verbs

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