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/əˈtempt/ 
| singular | attempt |
| plural | attempts |
- 1an effort to do something
one last desperate attempt
The government has made no attempt to avert the crisis.
attempt on:an attempt on the world record
attempt at:It’s his fourth attempt at flying a balloon around the world solo.
an attempt to do something:Their spokesperson has rejected all our attempts to talk to him.
Collocations: attempt
▪ abortive, botched, desperate, doomed, failed, feeble, fruitless, futile, half-hearted, unsuccessful, vain
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