earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp
make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
{i} try, assay; effort to do or accomplish something; assault, attack (as "an attempt on someone life")
If you attempt to do something, especially something difficult, you try to do it. The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia Before I could attempt a reply he added over his shoulder: `Wait there.'
If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success. a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence It was one of his rare attempts at humour
the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
The Referee shall decide what is an attempt to play the ball An attempt is made, when in the opinion of the Referee, the striker has moved his racket towards the ball from the backswing position