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attempt noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of attempt noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary attempt noun OPAL S /əˈtempt/ /əˈtempt/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult, often with no success I passed my driving test at the first attempt . attempt to do something They made no attempt to escape. The launch will go ahead despite the failure of previous attempts to create an online business. Why have repeated attempts to find a permanent solution to the problem failed? They were frustrated in their attempts to get an explanation. He has failed in three previous attempts to win the world title. in an attempt to do something Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs. attempt at something The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise. attempt at doing something They were praised for making an attempt at solving the problem. Extra Examples That's not bad for a first attempt. Rescue attempts were stopped because of bad weather. In an attempt to ward off criticism, the government has made education a priority. She has made no attempt to contact her mother. The board said it would resist any attempt to take control of the company. Their attempt to break out of prison was foiled. We closed the windows in a vain attempt to shut out the noise. Last night there was a desperate attempt to reach survivors of the accident. They were arrested after a failed coup attempt. She smiled at my feeble attempt at humour. I made a half-hearted attempt at cleaning my apartment. Topics Difficulty and failure b2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective successful abortive botched … verb + attempt make succeed in abandon … attempt + verb succeed fail preposition in an/​the attempt attempt at attempt by … phrases an attempt on somebody’s life at the first, second, etc. attempt in the first, second, etc. attempt … See full entry [countable] an act of trying to kill somebody attempt on somebody/sb’s life Someone has made an attempt on the president's life . an assassination attempt a murder/suicide attempt Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective successful abortive botched … verb + attempt make succeed in abandon … attempt + verb succeed fail preposition in an/​the attempt attempt at attempt by … phrases an attempt on somebody’s life at the first, second, etc. attempt in the first, second, etc. attempt … See full entry [countable] attempt (on something) an effort to do better than something, such as a very good performance in sport his attempt on the world land speed record a world-record attempt Wordfinder adrenaline adventure attempt challenge enthusiasm escapade excitement explore kick thrill [countable] attempt (at something) a thing that you produce as a result of trying to make or achieve something He was clearly pleased with his first attempt at a cake. Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French attempter , from Latin attemptare , from ad- ‘to’ + temptare ‘to tempt’. See attempt in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See attempt in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: attempt Other results All matches attempt verb Nearby words attainment noun attar noun attempt noun attempt verb attempted adjective elapse verb From the Topic Time C2 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day