The meaning of ATTEMPT is to make an effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect. How to use attempt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Attempt.

ATTEMPT definition: 1. to try to do something, especially something difficult: 2. the act of trying to do something…. Learn more.

Your attempt to bake a birthday cake may look like a disaster, but the birthday boy will appreciate the effort anyway. The noun attempt can also mean an attack on a person or place, but in this …

To attempt means to try to complete a task, as in When Riddhi attempted to run to better her health, she found that she really enjoyed it too. When you attempt something, you are making …

In British English, if a sportsman or sportswoman makes an attempt on a sporting record, they try to beat it. In American English you say that they make an attempt to break it.

Definition of attempt noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6 days ago · attempt (third-person singular simple present attempts, present participle attempting, simple past and past participle attempted) I attempted to sing, but my throat was too hoarse. A …

ATTEMPT definition: 1. If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it: 2. an attempt to kill someone 3. to…. Learn more.

Some common synonyms of attempt are endeavor, essay, strive, and try. While all these words mean "to make an effort to accomplish an end," attempt stresses the initiation or beginning of …

This is his second attempt at passing the exam. (Definition of attempt from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)