Polyglot Dictionary

attempt

/əˈtɛmpt/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
attempts
past
attempted
past participle
attempted
gerund
attempting

Meaning

  1. intentar

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

try

attempt is more formal, often used as a noun or for more serious, planned efforts; try is everyday and casual, for any effort.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa attempt?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He ___ the difficult jump.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a attempt?

verb

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