🎯attempt

verb
/əˈtɛmpt/

Meaning

to make an effort to achieve or complete something difficult

Example Sentences

He attempted to climb the mountain despite the bad weather.

Example Expressions

make an attempt

Synonyms

try, endeavor, undertake, pursue, strive

Antonyms

ignore, neglect, avoid

Collocations

attempt to do, failed attempt, first attempt, serious attempt

More Example Sentences

They attempted to reach the office before the storm.

She attempted to learn driving, but she got nervous.

We attempted to fix the schedule, but time was short.

I attempted to solve the issue, but it returned later.

A boy learns to tie a necktie for a school event with help from his older brother who stands behind him in front of the bathroom mirror and shows him the steps slowly, one loop at a time while the boy watches carefully and tries to follow along and after several messy attempts that make them both laugh

A boy learns to tie a necktie for a school event with help from his older brother who stands behind him in front of the bathroom mirror and shows him the steps slowly, one loop at a time while the boy watches carefully and tries to follow along and after several messy attempts that make them both laugh he finally gets a neat, straight knot

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors and she practices in a quiet parking lot every weekend gaining more confidence with each lesson until she passes the driving test on her second attempt

A boy learns to tie a necktie for a school event with help from his older brother who stands behind him in front of the bathroom mirror and shows him the steps slowly, one loop at a time while the boy watches carefully and tries to follow along and after several messy attempts that make them both laugh he finally gets a neat, straight knot then checks himself in the mirror with a proud grin

A boy learns to tie a necktie for a school event with help from his older brother who stands behind him in front of the bathroom mirror and shows him the steps slowly, one loop at a time while the boy watches carefully and tries to follow along and after several messy attempts that make them both laugh he finally gets a neat, straight knot then checks himself in the mirror with a proud grin and walks to school feeling grown-up and ready for the ceremony.

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors and she practices in a quiet parking lot every weekend gaining more confidence with each lesson until she passes the driving test on her second attempt and finally drives her children to school by herself for the first time.

Related Vocabularies

To struggle or stagger clumsily; to experience difficulty or confusion.
To establish or set up beforehand.
to care for someone who is sick or injured; to feed a baby
to make something new again or extend its period of validity
to demand firmly; to state persistently
to roll or toss about in a confused or disorderly way; to be in turmoil

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