attempt
attempt is a 7-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
- transitive verb. To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman.
- transitive verb. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
- intransitive verb. To make an attempt; -- with upon.
- noun. 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.
- noun. the act of attacking
"attacks on women increased last year"
"they made an attempt on his life"
- noun. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
"made an effort to cover all the reading material"
"wished him luck in his endeavor"
- verb. enter upon an activity or enterprise
- verb. make an effort or attempt
"He tried to shake off his fears"
"The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"
Synonyms
attack, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try, undertake, assay, essay, seek
Common word forms
attempts, attempted, attempter, attempting, attemptable, attemptless
Words from these letters
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