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verb | noun attemptattempt1 /əˈtɛmpt/ ●●● S3 W1 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEattempt |
| Present | I, you, we, they | attempt | | he, she, it | attempts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | attempted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have attempted | | he, she, it | has attempted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had attempted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will attempt | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have attempted |
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| Present | I | am attempting | | he, she, it | is attempting | | you, we, they | are attempting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was attempting | | you, we, they | were attempting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been attempting | | he, she, it | has been attempting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been attempting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be attempting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been attempting |
THESAURUSattempt► try to take action in order to do something that you may or may not succeed at: Tim may not be good at talking about his feelings, but at least he tries. I try and try, but I can’t lose weight. ► attempt to try to do something, especially something difficult: He was attempting to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen. ► make an effort to do something to try hard to do something, using more energy, time, or effort than usual: The teachers make an effort to identify a student’s strengths and weaknesses. ► do your best to do something to try very hard to do something, making sure to put all your energy, time, or effort into it: We will do our best to get it finished by Friday. ► struggle to try very hard for a long time to do something difficult, especially when you are not completely successful: Many poor families struggle to buy food and pay their bills. ► fight to try hard to do or get something, especially when other people do not want you to do or get it: Women had to fight for the right to vote. ► strive formal to work hard at all times to achieve something or keep a standard of quality: We strive to consistently improve our performance. ► endeavor formal to try to do something. Used especially in writing or formal speech: The company endeavors to satisfy its customers. to try to do something, especially something that is difficult: attempt to do something Two prisoners attempted to escape. I attempted to explain why I had taken the money.attempt something The plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing.► see thesaurus at try1 verb | noun attemptattempt2 ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYattempt2Origin: 1300-1400 Latin attemptare, from ad- to + temptare to touch, try verbs► make an attempt The prisoner made several attempts to escape. ► make no attempt to do something (=not try to do something) Authorities made no attempt to stop the march. ► abandon/give up an attempt They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain. ► fail in your attempt He failed in his attempt to set a new Olympic record. ► succeed in your attempt The 16-year-old succeeded in his attempt to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. ► foil/thwart an attempt formal (=make it fail) Alert passengers foiled his attempt to set off a bomb on the airplane. ► an attempt fails All attempts to find a cure have failed. ► an attempt succeeds Our first attempts to catch the mice did not succeed. adjectives► a vain/unsuccessful/failed attempt (=one that does not succeed) The men were arrested after an unsuccessful attempt to hijack the plane. ► an abortive attempt formal (=one that you give up on because it is not working) They made an abortive attempt to land the plane. ► a futile attempt (=certain to fail) I jumped up and down in a futile attempt to keep warm. ► a doomed attempt (=certain to fail, and causing something very bad to happen) His attempt to reach the North Pole was doomed from the beginning. ► a feeble attempt (=one that is weak and unsuccessful) I ignored Mark’s feeble attempt at humor. ► a successful attempt Chase’s second attempt to run for mayor was successful. ► a desperate attempt (=one that involves a lot of effort) Doctors made a desperate attempt to save his life. ► a deliberate/conscious attempt His question was a deliberate attempt to humiliate her. ► a serious attempt This is the first serious attempt to tackle the problem. ► repeated attempts Repeated attempts to contact Mr. Abel were unsuccessful. ► a bold/valiant/brave attempt (=one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful) Alice made a valiant attempt to nurse him back to health. ► a blatant attempt (=when someone openly tries to do something bad) It was a blatant attempt to hide the truth. ► a final/last attempt They made one final attempt to make their marriage work. ► a last-ditch attempt (=a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late) Negotiators are making a last-ditch attempt to save the agreement. nouns + attempt► a rescue attempt Two firefighters were hurt in the rescue attempt. ► an assassination attempt (=an attempt to kill a leader) The president of France survived an assassination attempt in 1962. ► a suicide attempt (=an attempt to kill yourself) He was admitted to the hospital after a suicide attempt. ► a coup attempt (=an attempt to change the government, usually by force) There was a coup attempt by the military against the democratically elected government. ► a robbery/murder/hijacking etc. attempt (=an attempt to commit a crime) Bank security guards were able to stop the robbery attempt. an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult: attempt to do something The climbers will make another attempt to climb Mt. Everest in the spring.attempt at Attempts at improving conditions for workers have failed.in an attempt to do something The truck hit a guardrail in an attempt to avoid a child in the road.on somebody’s first/second etc. attempt Kaufmann passed the test on his second attempt. There have been several attempts on his life (=people have tried to kill him). [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin attemptare, from ad- to + temptare to touch, try]COLLOCATIONSverbsmake an attempt The prisoner made several attempts to escape.make no attempt to do something (=not try to do something) Authorities made no attempt to stop the march.abandon/give up an attempt They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.fail in your attempt He failed in his attempt to set a new Olympic record.succeed in your attempt The 16-year-old succeeded in his attempt to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.foil/thwart an attempt formal (=make it fail) Alert passengers foiled his attempt to set off a bomb on the airplane.an attempt fails All attempts to find a cure have failed.an attempt succeeds Our first attempts to catch the mice did not succeed.adjectivesa vain/unsuccessful/failed attempt (=one that does not succeed) The men were arrested after an unsuccessful attempt to hijack the plane.an abortive attempt formal (=one that you give up on because it is not working) They made an abortive attempt to land the plane.a futile attempt (=certain to fail) I jumped up and down in a futile attempt to keep warm.a doomed attempt (=certain to fail, and causing something very bad to happen) His attempt to reach the North Pole was doomed from the beginning.a feeble attempt (=one that is weak and unsuccessful) I ignored Mark’s feeble attempt at humor.a successful attempt Chase’s second attempt to run for mayor was successful.a desperate attempt (=one that involves a lot of effort) Doctors made a desperate attempt to save his life.a deliberate/conscious attempt His question was a deliberate attempt to humiliate her.a serious attempt This is the first serious attempt to tackle the problem.repeated attempts Repeated attempts to contact Mr. Abel were unsuccessful.a bold/valiant/brave attempt (=one that you admire, but that is unsuccessful) Alice made a valiant attempt to nurse him back to health.a blatant attempt (=when someone openly tries to do something bad) It was a blatant attempt to hide the truth.a final/last attempt They made one final attempt to make their marriage work.a last-ditch attempt (=a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late) Negotiators are making a last-ditch attempt to save the agreement.nouns + attempta rescue attempt Two firefighters were hurt in the rescue attempt.an assassination attempt (=an attempt to kill a leader) The president of France survived an assassination attempt in 1962.a suicide attempt (=an attempt to kill yourself) He was admitted to the hospital after a suicide attempt.a coup attempt (=an attempt to change the government, usually by force) There was a coup attempt by the military against the democratically elected government.a robbery/murder/hijacking etc. attempt (=an attempt to commit a crime) Bank security guards were able to stop the robbery attempt. |