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rank|drawn|field|street|829|attempt|soft|officers|likely

Pronunciation
IPA|/��t�mpt/
audio|en-us-attempt.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�mpt|-�mpt

Noun
en-noun

1. The action of trying at something.
2. An assault or attack.

#:The revolutionaries made several attempts on the monarch's life.

Synonyms
effort
try

Translations
trans-top|the action of trying at something
Czech: t-|cs|pokus|m
Danish: forsøg n
Finnish: t+|fi|yritys
German: Versuch m, Bestreben n, Bestrebung f
Greek: t|el|α���ει�α|f|scGrek (apópeira), t|el|��ο��άθεια|scGrek (prospátheia)
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Japanese: 試� (����, kokoromi)
Polish: próba f, podej�cie m
Russian: t+|ru|поп��ка|f|trpopýtka|scCyrl, t+|ru|п�оба|f|trpróba|scCyrl, t+|ru|оп��|m|trópyt|scCyrl
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trans-top|attack
Finnish: murhayritys, hyökkäys, päällekarkaus
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German: t+|de|Anschlag|m
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trans-top|translations to be categorised
ttbc|Bulgarian: опи� m
ttbc|Dutch: poging f (1), probeersel n (2)
ttbc|Estonian: katse, katsetus, üritus, proov
ttbc|French: tentative f
ttbc|Greek, Ancient: δοκιμή [ðo�ci�mi] f
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ttbc|Hebrew: נ�ס��� (nisayon) m
ttbc|Indonesian: upaya, usaha, coba|percobaan, niat
ttbc|Portuguese: tentativa f
ttbc|Spanish: tentativa f
ttbc|Telugu: ప�రయత�నమ�
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Verb
en-verb

1. To try.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
trans-top|to try
Bulgarian: t+|bg|п�обвам|scCyrl, t+|bg|опи�вам|scCyrl
Crimean Tatar: kırı�mek
Danish: forsøge, prøve
Dutch: t-|nl|pogen, t+|nl|proberen
Estonian: proovima, üritama, katsetama
Finnish: t+|fi|yrittää, t+|fi|koettaa
French: t+|fr|tenter, t+|fr|essayer
German: t+|de|versuchen
Greek: α�ο�ει��μαι [apo�pi�ro�me�], ε�ι�ει�� [e�piçi�ro�], ��ο��αθ� [pro�spa�θo�]
Indonesian: upaya|berupaya, usaha|berusaha, coba, coba|mencoba, niat|berniat
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Hebrew: �נס�ת (le'nasot)
Japanese: 試�� (�����, kokoromiru), 試� (���, tamesu)
Polish: próbowa� imperf, spróbowa� perf
Portuguese: t+|pt|tentar
Russian: п��а���� (pytát's'a) impf, поп��а���� (popytát's'a) pf; п�обова�� (próbovat') impf, поп�обова�� (popróbovat') pf; ��а�а���� (starát's'a) impf, по��а�а���� (postarát's'a) pf
Spanish: t-|es|intentar
Swedish: t+|sv|försöka
Telugu: ప�రయత�ని���
Urdu: koshish
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English control verbs

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• 2007-12-20 15:43 - Tbot - added t for cs, ru, de, bg, sv

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