transitive. To have experience of; to test, to try, make trial of.

Const. infinitive: To make it one's aim, to try or attempt to (do something). †Also with for to; rarely with plain infinitive (without to).

To attempt, try. Const. to with inf.

intransitive. With infinitive as complement: to seek, try, or petition to do or be something. Also figurative. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

To attempt, try to do something. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive for reflexive. To strive, attempt, physically or mentally. Of a ship: To make way. Obsolete.

intransitive. To aim, endeavour, or undertake deliberately to do something. Now rare.

To try, endeavour, essay: with infinitive (to do something), or equiv. clause; = attempt, v. 1.

To apply oneself to do something; to endeavour, to strive. Obsolete.

transitive. With infinitive as object. To attempt or endeavour (to do something). Obsolete (archaic or poetic in later use).

transitive (with infinitive as object). To attempt or venture (to do something). Occasionally reflexive. Cf. offer, v. 5b. Obsolete.

†to make means: to take steps or make efforts (obsolete). to find means: to find a way, contrive, manage (with infinitive as object; formerly also…

transitive. To devise (the means to achieve an end that one seeks), esp. in a way that is deceitful or scheming; to invent, contrive. Also intrans…

To try, attempt.

transitive. With infinitive as object: to make it one's aim, to try to do something. Obsolete.

intransitive. With infinitive. To busy oneself with doing something; to endeavour, contrive, or conspire to do something. Now archaic and rare.

transitive. With infinitive as object. To aspire, presume; to venture; to try, attempt. Now rare.

transitive. To make an effort, to use one's endeavour to do or accomplish some action. with infinitive. To endeavour, try, essay.

with infinitive. To set oneself, undertake, try (to do something). Also absol.; = assay, v. 17.

To turn the energies to, give practical heed to, apply oneself to, look after. with infinitive. To apply oneself, endeavour. Obsolete.

With infinitive as object. transitive. To have it in mind; to seek, plan. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. With infinitive. To make an attempt or show of intention (to do something); to essay, try, endeavour. In early use frequently with…

intransitive. Chiefly with infinitive. To set about, make an attempt to do something; to pretend; to manage, contrive. Also: to engage in an…

intransitive. To endeavour or be ready to do something. Cf. to go about 3 at go, v. phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete.

To plot, conspire (to carry out an evil or treacherous deed). Obsolete.

intransitive. To set oneself to do something; to try, strive, essay. Obsolete. rare.

With infinitive: To endeavour, make an attempt to do something. Obsolete exc. dialect.

Scottish. To attempt to do something. Obsolete.

intransitive. To open operations upon or in reference to (any action), to set oneself effectively to do… Usually with preceding negative: to make any…

intransitive. To attempt, offer, or start to do something.