attempt

Plural: attempts

Noun

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
the act of attacking
- "they made an attempt on his life"
The action of trying at something.
An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
A substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).

Verb

Verb Forms: attempted, attempting, attempts

To make an effort to achieve or complete something difficult.
make an effort or attempt
- "The police attempted to stop the thief"
enter upon an activity or enterprise
To try.
To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
To make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).

Examples

A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn’t make it to the top.
I attempted to sing, but my throat was too hoarse.
It was worth the attempt.
No matter how many failed attempts we made, we maintained a positive attitude and tried again and again until we succeeded.
one who attempts the virtue of a woman
She will attempt to play a seven-letter word on the next turn.
This poem is much better than the feeble attempt of mine.
to attempt an escape from prison
to attempt the enemy’s camp
We made an attempt to cross the stream, but didn’t manage.

Origin / Etymology

Late 14th century, as Middle English attempten, from Old French atempter, from Latin attemptō (“I try, solicit”), from ad (“to”) + temptare, more correctly tentare (“to try”); see tempt.
The noun is from the 1530s, the sense "an assault on somebody's life, assassination attempt" (French attentat) is from 1580.

Synonyms

assay, attack, effort, endeavor, endeavour, essay, seek, set about, try, undertake, bid, take a run at, take a stab at

Scrabble Score: 11

attempt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
attempt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
attempt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

attempt: valid Words With Friends Word