English Thesaurus

Synonyms for “attempt”

attempt

verb

  1. try, seek, aim, struggle, tackle, take on, experiment, venture, undertake, essay, strive, endeavour, have a go at (informal), make an effort, make an attempt, have a crack at, have a shot at (informal), try your hand at, do your best to, jump through hoops (informal), have a stab at (informal), take the bit between your teeth • We attempted to do something like that here.

noun

  1. try, go (informal), shot (informal), effort, trial, bid, experiment, crack (informal), venture, undertaking, essay, stab (informal), endeavour • a deliberate attempt to destabilize defence
  2. attack, assault, strike, offensive • an attempt on the life of the Prime Minister

'attempt' in Other Languages

  • British English: attemptPronunciation for attempt If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success....a deliberate attempt to mislead people.əˈtɛmpt NOUN
  • Arabic: مُحَاوَلةPronunciation for مُحَاوَلة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tentativaPronunciation for tentativa
  • Chinese: 尝试Pronunciation for 尝试
  • Croatian: pokušajPronunciation for pokušaj
  • Czech: pokusPronunciation for pokus
  • Danish: forsøgPronunciation for forsøg
  • Dutch: pogingPronunciation for poging
  • European Spanish: intentoPronunciation for intento
  • Finnish: yritysPronunciation for yrityskokeilu, yrityskerta
  • French: tentativePronunciation for tentative
  • German: VersuchPronunciation for Versuch
  • Greek: απόπειραPronunciation for απόπειρα
  • Italian: tentativoPronunciation for tentativo
  • Japanese: 試みPronunciation for 試み
  • Korean: 시도Pronunciation for 시도
  • Norwegian: forsøkPronunciation for forsøk
  • Polish: próbaPronunciation for próbausiłowanie
  • Portuguese: tentativaPronunciation for tentativa
  • Romanian: încercare încercări
  • Russian: попыткаPronunciation for попытка
  • Spanish: intentoPronunciation for intento
  • Swedish: försökPronunciation for försök
  • Thai: ความพยายามPronunciation for ความพยายาม
  • Turkish: girişimPronunciation for girişim
  • Ukrainian: спроба
  • Vietnamese: sự cố gắngPronunciation for sự cố gắng
  • British English: attemptPronunciation for attempt If you attempt to do something, especially something difficult, you try to do it.I've never attempted to do something like that.əˈtɛmpt VERB
  • Arabic: يُحاوِلُPronunciation for يُحاوِلُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tentarPronunciation for tentar
  • Chinese: 试图Pronunciation for 试图
  • Croatian: pokušatiPronunciation for pokušati
  • Czech: pokusit sePronunciation for pokusit se pokoušet se
  • Danish: forsøgePronunciation for forsøge
  • Dutch: proberenPronunciation for proberen
  • European Spanish: intentarPronunciation for intentar
  • Finnish: yrittääPronunciation for yrittää
  • French: tenterPronunciation for tenteressayer
  • German: versuchenPronunciation for versuchen
  • Greek: επιχειρώPronunciation for επιχειρώ
  • Italian: tentarePronunciation for tentare
  • Japanese: 試みるPronunciation for 試みる
  • Korean: 시도하다Pronunciation for 시도하다
  • Norwegian: forsøkePronunciation for forsøke
  • Polish: spróbowaćPronunciation for spróbować próbować
  • Portuguese: tentarPronunciation for tentar
  • Romanian: a încerca
  • Russian: пытатьсяPronunciation for пытаться
  • Spanish: intentarPronunciation for intentar
  • Swedish: försökaPronunciation for försöka
  • Thai: พยายามPronunciation for พยายาม
  • Turkish: kalkışmakPronunciation for kalkışmak
  • Ukrainian: пробувати спробувати
  • Vietnamese: cố gắngPronunciation for cố gắng

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