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What is the verb for attempt?

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attempt
  1. To try.
  2. (obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
  3. (archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
  4. (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. try, endeavor, endeavour, essay, undertake, venture, strive, tackle, aim, pursue, seek, assay, attack, experiment, struggle, bid, solicit, push, embark on, make an effort, make effort, take on, try out, exert oneself, give a fling, give it a burl, give something a whirl, have a go at, jump through hoops, knock oneself out, set out, take it on oneself, do all one can, do level best, do your best to, give best shot, give it a fly, give it a go, give it a try, give it a whirl, go all out, go the limit, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have a stab, make an attempt, make every effort, pull out all the stops, take a stab at … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Mendelssohn would finally attempt his very difficult task once he felt fully equal to it.”
attempted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of attempt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tried, endeavored, endeavoured, essayed, undertook, undertaken, ventured, strove, strived, striven, tackled, aimed, pursued, sought, assayed, attacked, experimented, struggled, bid, bade, solicited, pushed, embarked on, made an effort, made effort, took on, taken on, tried out, exerted oneself, gave a fling, given a fling, gave it a burl, given it a burl, gave something a whirl, given something a whirl, had a go at, jumped through hoops, knocked oneself out, set out, took it on oneself, taken it on oneself, did all one can, done all one can, did level best, done level best, did your best to, done your best to, gave best shot, given best shot, gave it a fly … more
attempts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attempt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tries, endeavors, endeavours, essays, undertakes, ventures, strives, tackles, aims, pursues, seeks, assays, attacks, experiments, struggles, bids, solicits, pushes, embarks on, makes an effort, makes effort, takes on, tries out, exerts oneself, gives a fling, gives it a burl, gives something a whirl, has a go at, jumps through hoops, knocks oneself out, sets out, takes it on oneself, does all one can, does level best, does your best to, gives best shot, gives it a fly, gives it a go, gives it a try, gives it a whirl, goes all out, goes the limit, has a crack, has a go, has a shot, has a stab, makes an attempt, makes every effort, pulls out all the stops, takes a stab at … more
attempteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of attempt
attemptest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of attempt
attempting
  1. present participle of attempt
  2. Synonyms:
      3. in attempt, aiming, endeavouring, endeavoring, seeking, striving, trying, in a bid, in an effort, in an endeavor, in an attempt, essaying, undertaking, venturing, tackling, pursuing, assaying, experimenting, attacking, struggling, bidding, soliciting, taking on, doing level best, busting a gut, bending over backwards, giving it a try, having a stab at, taking best shot, having a go at, giving it your best shot, giving something a try, breaking your neck, giving old college try, taking a run at, giving your all, sparing no effort, trying one's hand at, pulling out all the stops, having a stab, giving it a burl, jumping through hoops, giving best shot, making an attempt, giving something the old college try, having a shot at, doing one's best, giving something a stab, exerting oneself, taking a crack at … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As far as I can tell you are attempting to redefine torture to exclude waterboarding and sleep deprivation.”
      “Instead, you stand meekly, wearing your most hopeful expression, vainly attempting to read the seating plan upside down.”
      “Here is the fingerprint we were attempting to match, and a brief walk-through on how we accomplished this goal.”
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