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attempt

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attempt
—attemptability, n. —attemptable, adj. —attempter, n.
/euh tempt"/, v.t.
1. to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles.
2. Archaic. to attack; move against in a hostile manner: to attempt a person's life.
3. Archaic. to tempt.
n.
4. an effort made to accomplish something: He made an attempt to swim across the lake.
5. an attack or assault: an attempt upon the leader's life.
[1350-1400; ME < AF atempter < L attemptare to test, tamper with. See AT-, TEMPT]
Syn. 1. See try. 4. try, endeavor.

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Фильмы

  • The Heroic Deed., 1966 — A film story about Feliks Dzerzhinsky (a Russian revolutionary).
  • Pages of Starts., 1967 — About the history of sport development in Soviet country.
  • The Visual Memory of the History, 1968 — The film is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Soviet film periodicals, about development of the Soviet documentary.