attempt
Pronunciation:
/əˈtɛmpt/noun
Definitions
The action of trying at something.
Example: It was worth the attempt.
An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
Example: 1584 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm. (Allen's Defence Of English Catholics, cited after Edinburgh review 1883, p. 378)
verb
Definitions
To try.
Example: A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top.
To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
Example: one who attempts the virtue of a woman
To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
Example: to attempt the enemy's camp