Attempt
/əˈtɛmpt/noun
To make an effort to do something, often without certainty of success.
Did you know?In its earliest English sense, a related form of the word could mean to attack or assault, showing how effort and aggression once shared the same linguistic bloodline.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
temptāre
“to test, try, handle, or attack”
Old French
Old French
atempter
“to try, test, or undertake”
Late Middle English
English
attempten
“to try, endeavor, or make an effort”
Modern English
English
attempt
“to make an effort to do something”