An essay, trial or endeavor; an attack; or an effort to gain a point.
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1. To make an effort to effect some object; to make trial or experiment; to try; to endeavor; to use exertion for any purpose; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.
2. To attack; to make an effort upon; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
3. This verb is not always followed by an object, and appears to be intransitive; but some object is understood, or a verb in the infinitive follows in the place of an object; as, he attempted to speak.
A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort.
To make an attempt; -- with upon.
1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.
4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
That may be attempted, tried or attacked; liable to an attempt, or attack.
Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.
Essayed; tried; attacked.
One who attempts, or attacks.
1. One who attempts; one who essays anything.
2. An assailant; also, a temper.
Trying; essaying; making an effort to gain a point; attacking.
of Attempt
Disposed to attempt; adventurous.
Essay Roget’s Thesaurus §675
N. essay, trial, endeavor, attempt, aim, struggle, venture, adventure, speculation, coup d'essai, debut, probation
V. try, essay, experiment, endeavor, strive, tempt, attempt, make an attempt, venture, adventure, speculate, take one's chance, tempt fortune, try one's fortune, try one's luck, try one's hand, use one's endeavor, feel one's way, grope one's way, pick one's way, try hard, push, make a bold push, use one's best endeavor, do one's best
Adv. experimentally, on trial, at a venture, by rule of thumb, if one may be so bold
Phr. aut non tentaris aut perfice, chi non s'arrischia non guadagna
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4 KJV and 1 BSB verses contain “Attempt”
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts.
Have nevertheless attempted to send unto you for the renewing of brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become strangers unto you altogether: for there is a long time passed since ye sent unto us.
They then seeing the attempt of Lysimachus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others taking handfuls of dust, that was next at hand, cast them all together upon Lysimachus, and those that set upon them.