- to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles.
- to attack; move against in a hostile manner: to attempt a person's life.
- to tempt.
- an effort made to accomplish something: He made an attempt to swim across the lake.
- an attack or assault: an attempt upon the leader's life.
- to make an effort (to do something) or to achieve (something); try
- to try to surmount (an obstacle)
- to try to climb
- to attack
- to tempt
- an endeavour to achieve something; effort
- a result of an attempt or endeavour
- an attack, esp with the intention to kill
