Attempt

//əˈtɛmpt//

Synonyms for "attempt" (143 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(4 words)
efforttryattackbid

Strong matches (43)

Noun(2 words)
endeavorendeavour

Related words (71)

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More general

9 entries

Antonyms

6 entries

Synonyms

5 entries

derived

10 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

is a

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18 entries

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Translations

283 translations across 84 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • poging noun (the action of trying at something)
  • probeerslag noun (the action of trying at something)
  • probeer verb (to try)

Albanian

1 entries
  • përpjekje noun (the action of trying at something)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • δοκιμή noun (the action of trying at something)
  • πειράομαι verb (to try)
  • ἐγχειρέω verb (to try)

Arabic

3 entries
  • مُحَاوَلَة noun (the action of trying at something)
  • مُحَاوَلَة noun (attack)
  • حَاوَلَ verb (to try)

Armenian

3 entries
  • մահափորձ noun (attack)
  • փորձ noun (the action of trying at something)
  • փորձել verb (to try)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • cəhd noun (the action of trying at something)
  • sui-qəsd noun (attack)
  • cəhd etmək verb (to try)
  • çalışmaq verb (to try)

Basque

2 entries
  • saio noun (the action of trying at something)
  • saiatu verb (to try)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • зама́х noun (attack)
  • спро́ба noun (the action of trying at something)
  • спрабава́ць verb (to try)
  • спрабава́ць verb (to try)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কোশেশ noun (the action of trying at something)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • атента́т noun (attack)
  • о́пит noun (the action of trying at something)
  • о́пит noun (a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime))
  • покуше́ние noun (attack)

Catalan

4 entries
  • assaig mintent noun (the action of trying at something)
  • prova noun (the action of trying at something)
  • provatura noun (the action of trying at something)
  • temptativa noun (the action of trying at something)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏁᏟᏗᎭ verb (to try)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 嘗試 /尝试 noun (the action of trying at something)
  • 未遂 noun (attack)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 嘗試 /尝试 noun (the action of trying at something)
  • 未遂 noun (attack)
  • 嘗試 /尝试 verb (to try)
  • 試 /试 verb (to try)

Crimean Tatar

2 entries
  • tırışmaq verb (to try)
  • ıntılmaq verb (to try)

Czech

3 entries
  • atentát noun (attack)
  • pokus noun (the action of trying at something)
  • zkusit verb (to try)

Danish

4 entries
  • attentat noun (attack)
  • forsøg noun (the action of trying at something)
  • forsøge verb (to try)
  • prøve verb (to try)

Dari

2 entries
  • سُوءِ قَصْد noun (attack)
  • کوشِش noun (the action of trying at something)

Dutch

4 entries
  • aanslag noun (attack)
  • poging noun (the action of trying at something)
  • poging noun (attack)
  • probeersel noun (the action of trying at something)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • provo noun (the action of trying at something)
  • provi verb (to try)

Estonian

4 entries
  • kallaletung noun (attack)
  • katse noun (the action of trying at something)
  • tapmiskatse noun (attack)
  • katsetama verb (to try)

Faroese

1 entries
  • royna verb (to try)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hyökkäys noun (attack)
  • murhayritys noun (attack)
  • päällekarkaus noun (attack)
  • yritys noun (the action of trying at something)

French

4 entries
  • attentat noun (attack)
  • essai noun (the action of trying at something)
  • tentative noun (the action of trying at something)
  • essayer verb (to try)

Friulian

1 entries
  • tentâ verb (to try)

Galician

4 entries
  • atentado noun (attack)
  • intento noun (the action of trying at something)
  • tentativa noun (the action of trying at something)
  • tento noun (the action of trying at something)

Georgian

4 entries
  • თავდასხმა noun (attack)
  • შეთქმულება noun (attack)
  • ცდა noun (the action of trying at something)
  • ცდა verb (to try)

German

4 entries
  • Anschlag noun (attack)
  • Attentat noun (attack)
  • Bestreben noun (the action of trying at something)
  • Bestrebung noun (the action of trying at something)

Greek

4 entries
  • απόπειρα noun (the action of trying at something)
  • απόπειρα noun (attack)
  • προσπάθεια noun (the action of trying at something)
  • αποπειρώμαι verb (to try)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • ניסיון \ נִסָּיוֹן noun (the action of trying at something)
  • ניסה \ נִסָּה verb (to try)

Hindi

3 entries
  • कोशिश noun (the action of trying at something)
  • प्रयास noun (the action of trying at something)
  • कोशिश करना verb (to try)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • merénylet noun (attack)
  • próbálkozás noun (the action of trying at something)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • reyna verb (to try)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • percobaan noun (the action of trying at something)
  • upaya noun (the action of trying at something)
  • usaha noun (the action of trying at something)
  • berniat verb (to try)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • سوءِ قَصْد noun (attack)
  • کوشِش noun (the action of trying at something)

Irish

3 entries
  • iarracht noun (the action of trying at something)
  • ionsaí noun (the action of trying at something)
  • ionsaigh verb (to try)

Italian

4 entries
  • attentato noun (attack)
  • sforzo noun (the action of trying at something)
  • tentativo noun (the action of trying at something)
  • attentare verb (to try)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 未遂 noun (attack)
  • 試し noun (the action of trying at something)
  • 試み noun (the action of trying at something)
  • 試す verb (to try)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • талап noun (the action of trying at something)
  • сынау verb (to try)
  • талпыну verb (to try)
  • тырысу verb (to try)

Korean

3 entries
  • 미수 noun (attack)
  • 시도 noun (the action of trying at something)
  • 시도하다 verb (to try)

Kriol

1 entries
  • shat noun (the action of trying at something)

Kyrgyz

4 entries
  • аракет verb (to try)
  • аракет кылуу verb (to try)
  • кол салуу verb (to try)
  • сынам verb (to try)

Lao

2 entries
  • ທົດສອບ verb (to try)
  • ພະຍາຍາມ verb (to try)

Latin

4 entries
  • conatus noun (the action of trying at something)
  • temptāmen noun (the action of trying at something)
  • temptāmentum noun (the action of trying at something)
  • cōnor verb (to try)

Latvian

3 entries
  • mēģinājums noun (the action of trying at something)
  • uzbrukums noun (attack)
  • mēģināt verb (to try)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • bandymas noun (the action of trying at something)
  • pasikėsinimas noun (attack)

Low German

1 entries
  • versöken verb (to try)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • атента́т noun (attack)
  • обид noun (the action of trying at something)

Malagasy

2 entries
  • manandrana verb (to try)
  • manohatra verb (to try)

Malay

1 entries
  • percubaan noun (the action of trying at something)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • പരിശ്രമം noun (the action of trying at something)
  • ശ്രമം noun (the action of trying at something)
  • പരിശ്രമിക്കുക verb (to try)
  • ശ്രമിക്കുക verb (to try)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • оролдлого noun (the action of trying at something)
  • оролдох verb (to try)

Māori

4 entries
  • nganatanga noun (the action of trying at something)
  • whakamātaunga noun (the action of trying at something)
  • tarai verb (to try)
  • whakamātau verb (to try)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • angrep noun (attack)
  • attentat noun (attack)
  • forsøk noun (the action of trying at something)
  • forsøke verb (to try)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • attentat noun (attack)
  • freista verb (to try)

Occitan

4 entries
  • assag mensag noun (the action of trying at something)
  • pròva noun (the action of trying at something)
  • temptativa noun (the action of trying at something)
  • assajar (de) verb (to try)

Old English

1 entries
  • onġinnan verb (to try)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • ammus noun (the action of trying at something)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • freista verb (to try)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • سؤقصد noun (attack)
  • دكهمك verb (to try)

Persian

1 entries
  • کوشش کردن verb (to try)

Polish

4 entries
  • podejście noun (the action of trying at something)
  • próba noun (the action of trying at something)
  • zamach noun (attack)
  • próbować verb (to try)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • atentado noun (attack)
  • intento noun (the action of trying at something)
  • tentativa noun (the action of trying at something)
  • intentar verb (to try)

Romanian

3 entries
  • atentat noun (attack)
  • încercare noun (the action of trying at something)
  • încerca verb (to try)

Russian

4 entries
  • о́пыт noun (the action of trying at something)
  • покуше́ние noun (attack)
  • попы́тка noun (the action of trying at something)
  • про́ба noun (the action of trying at something)

Scots

1 entries
  • ettle verb (to try)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • feuchainn noun (the action of trying at something)
  • feuch verb (to try)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • atèntāt noun (attack)
  • pȍkušāj noun (the action of trying at something)
  • атѐнта̄т noun (attack)
  • по̏куша̄ј noun (the action of trying at something)

Slovak

4 entries
  • atentát noun (attack)
  • pokus noun (the action of trying at something)
  • pokúsiť sa verb (to try)
  • pokúšať sa verb (to try)

Slovene

4 entries
  • atentat noun (attack)
  • poskus noun (the action of trying at something)
  • poskusiti verb (to try)
  • poskušati verb (to try)

Spanish

4 entries
  • atentado noun (attack)
  • conato noun (a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime))
  • ensayo noun (the action of trying at something)
  • intento noun (the action of trying at something)

Swedish

3 entries
  • attentat noun (attack)
  • försök noun (the action of trying at something)
  • försöka verb (to try)

Tajik

1 entries
  • кӯшиш noun (the action of trying at something)

Telugu

2 entries
  • ప్రయత్నం noun (the action of trying at something)
  • ప్రయత్నించు verb (to try)

Thai

4 entries
  • การพยายาม noun (a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime))
  • ความพยายาม noun (the action of trying at something)
  • พยายาม verb (to try)
  • พยายาม verb (to make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime))

Turkish

4 entries
  • deneme noun (the action of trying at something)
  • girişim noun (the action of trying at something)
  • suikast noun (attack)
  • teşebbüs noun (the action of trying at something)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • за́мах noun (attack)
  • спро́ба noun (the action of trying at something)
  • намага́тися verb (to try)
  • про́бувати verb (to try)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • spytać verb (to try)

Urdu

2 entries
  • کوشِش noun (the action of trying at something)
  • کوشش کرنا verb (to try)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • urinish noun (the action of trying at something)

Venetan

1 entries
  • tantar verb (to try)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • sự thử noun (the action of trying at something)
  • cố gắng verb (to try)

Volapük

1 entries
  • steifülön verb (to try)

Welsh

1 entries
  • ymgeisio verb (to try)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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Our attempt has proved to be a failure.

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Don't attempt two things at once.

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Don't attempt two projects at a time.

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The attempt ended in failure for want of support.

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