Dictionary entry details
• ATTEMPT (noun)
Meaning:
Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
attempt; effort; try; endeavor; endeavour
Context examples:
made an effort to cover all the reading material / wished him luck in his endeavor / she gave it a good try
Hypernyms ("attempt" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "attempt"):
seeking (an attempt to acquire or gain something)
shot; stab (informal words for any attempt or effort)
shot (an attempt to score in a game)
nisus; pains; strain; striving (an effortful attempt to attain a goal)
battle; struggle (an energetic attempt to achieve something)
takeover attempt (an attempt to take control of a corporation)
run; test; trial (the act of testing something)
test; trial (the act of undergoing testing)
power play; squeeze; squeeze play (an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power)
mug's game (a futile or unprofitable endeavor)
liberation (the attempt to achieve equal rights or status)
batting ((baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base)
best (the supreme effort one can make)
worst (the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of)
bid; play (an attempt to get something)
crack; fling; go; offer; pass; whirl (a usually brief attempt)
essay (a tentative attempt)
foray (an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence))
contribution; part; share (any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor)
Meaning:
The act of attacking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
attempt; attack
Context examples:
attacks on women increased last year / they made an attempt on his life
Hypernyms ("attempt" is a kind of...):
crime; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "attempt"):
assault (a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped)
• ATTEMPT (verb)
Meaning:
Make an effort or attempt
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
attempt; essay; try; assay; seek
Context examples:
He tried to shake off his fears / The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps / The police attempted to stop the thief / He sought to improve himself / She always seeks to do good in the world
Hypernyms (to "attempt" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "attempt"):
adventure; chance; gamble; hazard; risk; run a risk; take a chance; take chances (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome)
give it a try; give it a whirl (try)
endeavor; endeavour; strive (attempt by employing effort)
grope (search blindly or uncertainly)
give it a try; have a go (make an attempt at something)
fight; struggle (make a strenuous or labored effort)
pick up the gauntlet; take a dare (be dared to do something and attempt it)
lay on the line; put on the line; risk (expose to a chance of loss or damage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They attempt to move
Meaning:
Enter upon an activity or enterprise
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
undertake; set about; attempt
Hypernyms (to "attempt" is one way to...):
initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
