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attempt
verb
to
try
to
do
or
achieve
something
,
especially
when
it
is
difficult
•
She
attempted
to
lift
the
heavy
suitcase
herself
.
She
attempted
to
lift
the
heavy
suitcase
herself
.
•
The
student
attempts
to
solve
the
tricky
math
problem
on
the
classroom
board
.
The
student
attempts
to
solve
the
tricky
math
problem
on
the
classroom
board
.
Borrowed
in
the
14th
century
from
Anglo-French
"
atempter
",
from
Latin
"
attemptāre
" (
to
test
,
try
),
formed
from
"
ad-
" (
toward
)
+
"
temptāre
" (
to
handle
,
try
).
verb
to
try
to
do
or
achieve
something
,
especially
something
difficult
or
uncertain
•
She
attempts
to
climb
the
tall
oak
tree
every
summer
.
She
attempts
to
climb
the
tall
oak
tree
every
summer
.
•
The
mechanic
attempted
to
fix
the
old
tractor
long
after
sunset
.
The
mechanic
attempted
to
fix
the
old
tractor
long
after
sunset
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Anglo-French
‘
attempter
’,
from
Latin
‘
attemptare
’
meaning
‘
to
try
at
’ (
temptare
‘
to
test
,
try
’
plus
ad-
‘
towards
’).
