attempt

attempt
1. n попытка, проба

to make an attempt — сделать попытку

best attempt — лучшая попытка

call attempt — попытка вызова

first attempt — первая попытка

idle attempt — тщетная попытка

another attempt — новая попытка

2. n покушение

attempt on the world speed record — попытка побить мировой рекорд скорости

attempt to abscond — покушение на побег

accomplice of attempt — соучастник покушения

felonious attempt — покушение на преступление

3. n результат неудачной попытки; неудачная проба

her attempt at a raisin cake had to be thrown away — испечённый ею на пробу кекс с изюмом пришлось выбросить

abortive attempt — тщетная попытка

insane attempt — безумная попытка

heroic attempt — героическая попытка

amateurish attempt — неумелая попытка

conjunct attempt — совместная попытка

4. v пытаться, пробовать; сделать попытку

to attempt flying — попробовать летать

to attempt a difficult task — пробовать выполнить трудную задачу

to attempt the mountain — попытаться подняться на гору

make attempt — пытаться

make an attempt — пытаться

feeble attempt — слабая попытка

maiden attempt — первая попытка

second attempt — вторая попытка

5. v пытаться преодолеть; пытаться подчинить, захватить или уничтожить

to attempt to foreclose discussion — попытаться предрешить результаты обсуждения

Синонимический ряд:
1. assault (noun) assault; attack; onslaught; push; struggle
2. endeavor (noun) bid; effort; endeavor; endeavour; essay; exertion; hassle; offer; shot; striving; trial; try; undertaking; venture
3. attack (verb) assail; assault; attack; combat
4. try (verb) aspire; assay; endeavor; endeavour; essay; make an effort; offer; seek; strive; struggle; try; undertake; venture
Антонимический ряд:
accomplish; achieve; attain; certainty; dismiss; disregard; drop; effect; neglect; success

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  • attempt — at·tempt n: the crime of having the intent to commit and taking action in an effort to commit a crime that fails or is prevented – called also criminal attempt; see also impossibility ◇ There is no settled answer to how close to completing a… …   Law dictionary

  • attempt — vb Attempt, try, endeavor, essay, strive, struggle as verbs mean to make an effort to do something that may or may not be successful and as nouns (the single exception in form being striving) mean the effort made to accomplish such an end.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Attempt — At*tempt , n. A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort. [1913 Webster] By his blindness maimed for high attempts. Milton. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Attempt — At*tempt (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempting}.] [OF. atenter, also spelt atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad + tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to stretch. See {Tempt},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Attempt — At*tempt , v. i. To make an attempt; with upon. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • attempt — [n] try, effort all one’s got*, attack, bid*, crack*, dry run*, endeavor, exertion, experiment, fling, go, header*, lick*, one’s all, one’s darnedest*, one’s level best*, pursuit, shot, stab, striving, struggle, trial, try, tryout, undertaking,… …   New thesaurus

  • attempt — [ə tempt′] vt. [ME attempten < OFr attempter < L attemptare, to try, solicit < ad , to + temptare, to try: see TEMPT] 1. to make an effort to do, get, have, etc.; try; endeavor 2. Archaic to tempt n. 1. a try 2. an attack, as on a person …   English World dictionary

  • attempt — ► VERB ▪ make an effort to achieve or complete (something). ► NOUN ▪ an act of attempting. ORIGIN Latin attemptare, from temptare to tempt …   English terms dictionary

  • attempt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ successful ▪ abortive, botched, failed, fruitless, futile, ill fated, misguided, unsuccessful …   Collocations dictionary

  • Attempt — This article is about the crime of attempt. For other uses, see wikt:attempt …   Wikipedia

  • attempt — I n. 1) to make an attempt 2) to foil, thwart an attempt 3) an abortive, fruitless, futile, vain; all out, concerted, last ditch; bold, brazen, daring; crude; deliberate; feeble, halfhearted, weak; first; premature; successful attempt; repeated… …   Combinatory dictionary


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