Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Attempt (attempted, attempting)
attemptattend (attended, -eth)
attempt (attempted, attempting), v. [OFr < L. ad + tento, try, test, stretch.] (webplay: attempt a bold flight, endeavor, essay, gain, point, speak).
- Labor; strain; struggle.
- Aspire to reach; seek to procure; strive to obtain.
- Attack; assail; assault.
- Try; undertake.
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