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If you make an a______ to do something, you try to do it, often without success .If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success ....a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence.It was one of his rare attempts at humour....their involvement in a coup attempt in September. verbIf you attempt to do something, especially something difficult, you try to do it.The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.Before I could attempt a reply he added over his shoulder: 'Wait there.'nounIf you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success ....a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence.It was one of his rare attempts at humour....their involvement in a coup attempt in September.An attempt on someone's life is an attempt to kill them....an attempt on the life of the former Iranian Prime Minister.In British English, if a sportsman or sportswoman makes an attempt on a sporting record, they try to beat it. In American English you say that they make an attempt to break it.Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt on the record. B2

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attempt attemptsattemptingattempted

query	If you make an a______ to do something, you try to do it, often without success .If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success . ...a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence. It was one of his rare attempts at humour. ...their involvement in a coup attempt in September.
word	attempt
full-definition	verb If you attempt to do something, especially something difficult, you try to do it. The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia. Before I could attempt a reply he added over his shoulder: 'Wait there.' noun If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success . ...a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence. It was one of his rare attempts at humour. ...their involvement in a coup attempt in September. An attempt on someone's life is an attempt to kill them. ...an attempt on the life of the former Iranian Prime Minister. In British English, if a sportsman or sportswoman makes an attempt on a sporting record, they try to beat it. In American English you say that they make an attempt to break it. Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt on the record.
inflections	attemptsattemptingattempted
cefr-level	B2

Attempt Make Success Deliberate Destabilise Defence Rare Humour