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verbmake an effort or attempt
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verbenter upon an activity or enterprise
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nounthe act of attacking
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nounearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish somethingtype of:
Definition that contains attempt
- research attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
- defending attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
- defensive attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
- handicap attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
- strive attempt by employing effort
- endeavor attempt by employing effort
- endeavour attempt by employing effort
- fawning attempting to win favor by flattery
- fawning attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- obsequious attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery