Our attempt has proved to be a failure.
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Attempt
/əˈtɛmpt/
Synonyms for "attempt" (201 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Noun(15 words)
Verb(5 words)
Strong matches (60)
Noun(15 words)
contractcrackdaredare todealdevoteeffortembark inembark uponendeavorengageengage inengagemententer onenter uponenterpriseessayexertexperimentfall into
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fall toflinggambitget under waygogo aboutgo atgo in forgo intogo uponhasslehave athazardinaugurateinitiateinitiationintendlaunch forthlaunch intolay about
Verb(5 words)
Related words (100)
licklift a fingermake an attemptmake an effortmake boldmake freemovemove intoobligationofferoperationpainspasspitch intoplanplunge intopresumepretendpretend toproceed
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proceed toprogramprojectpropositionrivalseekseek toset aboutset atset forwardset goingset toshotshystabstartstepstrivestrive tostrivingstrokestrong bidstrugglestudy totackletake ontake the libertytake uptasktentativetrialtrial and errortroubletrytry andtry toturn toundertakeundertakingventureventure onventure toventure uponwarwhackwork
Noun(21 words)
nibblepractice testprovoretriesretrysample essayseekshort piece of writingshotsstabbingstabsstrivestrugglestestestirotrialstriestroublestryingundertake
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Verb(12 words)
Determiner(1 words)
the more effort
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6 entriesCollocations
8 entriesbold attemptconcerted attemptfailed attemptfinal attemptfirst attemptinitial attemptserious attemptsuccessful attempt
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
30 total sentences available.
Don't attempt two things at once.
Source: tatoeba (27468)
Don't attempt two projects at a time.
Source: tatoeba (27469)
The attempt ended in failure for want of support.
Source: tatoeba (47309)
Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.