attempt: Meaning and Definition of

at•tempt

1. to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles.
2. to attack; move against in a hostile manner: to attempt a person's life.
3. to tempt.

1. an effort made to accomplish something: He made an attempt to swim across the lake.
2. an attack or assault: an attempt upon the leader's life.