to attempt

Definition von to attempt im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To try; An assault or attack
The revolutionaries made several attempts on the monarch's life.; {f} try, assay; {v} to try, endeavor, aim, essay, attack; {n} a trial, endeavor, effort, aim, attack; enter upon an activity or enterprise; earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"; The action of trying at something; To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp; make an effort or attempt; "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"; {i} try, assay; effort to do or accomplish something; assault, attack (as "an attempt on someone life"); If you attempt something, you try to do it; try; 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.'; 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; the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"; The Referee shall decide what is an attempt to play the ball An attempt is made, when in the opinion of the Referee, the striker has moved his racket towards the ball from the backswing position; v to work toward something; to try; to make an effort; an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort; An endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime, carries beyond preparation, but lacking execution; vi [to try] mencoba (coba); To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight; An attempt on someone's life is an attempt to kill them. an attempt on the life of the former Iranian Prime Minister; The submission of a biometric sample to a biometric system for identification or verification A biometric system may allow more than one attempt to identify or verify; the number of credit hours taken in the term; To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman; To make an attempt; with upon; A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp; - An overt act, beyond mere preparation, moving directly toward the actual commission of a substantive offence; To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt