Synonym: endeavor, make an effort, try. Similar words: caveat emptor, preempt, exempt from, temple, temporal, temporary, temperature, contemplate. Meaning: [ə'tempt] 
n. 1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 2. the act of attacking. v. 1. make an effort or attempt 2. enter upon an activity or enterprise.
n. 1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 2. the act of attacking. v. 1. make an effort or attempt 2. enter upon an activity or enterprise. 
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241 His attempt to save the poor people's homes was truly noble.
242 The actor's work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attempt to get publicity.
243 Her suicide bid was an attempt to run away from reality.
244 Her suicide attempt was really a desperate cry for help.
245 Talks are taking place in an attempt to avert a strike.
246 They have begun to vaccinate children in an attempt to check the spread of the disease.
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247 He felt homesick, but made a brave attempt to appear cheerful.
248 Study the examples first of all, then attempt the exercises on the next page.
249 In this chapter I will attempt to explain what led up to the revolution.
250 We've succeeded in drumming up a lot of local support for our attempt to stop the hospital being closed.
251 It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study.
252 The sound of the fire alarm cut across his attempt to explain.
253 He always honies up to you, so he must have some attempt at you.
254 There is a danger that museums will attempt to entertain rather than educate.
255 The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
256 The action seemed a clumsy attempt to topple the Janata Dal government.
257 They had perforce to abandon the attempt on the summit.
258 These changes have been made in an attempt to conciliate critics of the plan.
259 She made no attempt to hide her displeasure at the prospect.
260 Bob felt guilty that he had not made an attempt to save her.
261 His films attempt to bridge the gap between tradition and modernity.
262 They faced formidable difficulties in their attempt to reach the mountain summit.
263 Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.
264 The government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation.
265 Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a bomb into Belfast airport.
266 Shock tactics are being used in an attempt to stop drink drivers.
267 He was as proud as a peacock when he passed his driving test at the first attempt.
268 An attempt to rescue the men has been hampered by bad weather.
269 In an attempt to ward off criticism, the government has made education a priority.
270 She cut at the rope in an attempt to free herself.
More similar words: caveat emptor, preempt, exempt from, temple, temporal, temporary, temperature, contemplate, tempestuous, contretemps, latter, matter, attend, contemporary, battery, pattern, scatter, no matter, attend to, attendant, shattered, attenuate, a matter of, attention, attendance, pay attention to, as a matter of fact, at that time, prompt, symptom.