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Definitions
An effort to do something; also to try.
Word origin
Late 14th century, as Middle English attempten, from Old French atempter, from Latin attemptō (“to try, solicit”), from ad- (“to”) + temptō; see tempt.
Used in a sentence
“to attempt an escape from prison”
“I attempted to sing, but my throat was too hoarse.”
“A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn’t make it to the top.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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