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- pronunciation:
tempt
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
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verb |
inflections: |
attempts, attempting, attempted |
definition: |
When you attempt something, you try to do it. If you attempt to walk backwards all the way to school, you try to do this. Maybe you can do it, but maybe you can't.
Katie attempted to swim across the pool today, but it was too hard for her. She's going to attempt it again next week.- synonyms:
- try
- similar words:
- aim, aspire, seek, tackle
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related words: |
struggle |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
The action of trying to do something is called an attempt.
There were many attempts to build a machine that could fly before the first airplane was able to do it.There was a fire at the grocery store last night, and firefighters made a brave attempt to put it out.- synonyms:
- effort, try
- similar words:
- crack, go, pass, push
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related words: |
test |
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