| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
Synonyms: |
aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
Antonyms: |
be lazy |
| Main Entry: | endeavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to achieve something |
Synonyms: |
address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture |
| Notes: | an endeavor is a purposeful or industrious undertaking that requires effort; try is an attempt or effort |
Antonyms: |
be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off |
| Main Entry: | essay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, attempt |
Synonyms: |
aim, assay, endeavor, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have at it, labor, make a run at, offer, put to the test, seek, strive, struggle, take a stab at, take a whack at, take on, test, toil, travail, try out, undertake, venture, work |
Antonyms: |
be idle, forget, neglect, pass |
| Main Entry: | take a crack at |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try |
Synonyms: |
attempt, do one's best, drive for, give a go, give a whirl, go after, go all out, go for, have a crack, have a go, have a rip, have a shot, have a stab, have a whack, make a pass at, make a stab, make an attempt, make an effort, risk, shoot for, tackle, undertake, vie for |
| Main Entry: | try |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt |
Synonyms: |
aim, aspire, attack, bear down, chip away at, compete, contend, contest, do one's best, drive for, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, go after, go all out, go for, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have a stab, have a whack, knock oneself out, labor, lift a finger, make a bid, make a pass at, make an attempt, make an effort, propose, put oneself out, risk, seek, shoot for, speculate, strive, struggle, tackle, undertake, venture, vie for, work, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
abstain |
| Concept: | Essay. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; precursory measures |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
essay, trial, endeavor, attempt; aim, struggle, venture, adventure, speculation, coup d'essai, debut; probation (experiment).
-verbs
try, essay; experiment; endeavor, strive; tempt, attempt, make an attempt; venture, adventure, speculate, take one's chance, tempt fortune; try one's fortune, try one's luck, try one's hand; use one's endeavor; feel one's way, grope one's way, pick one's way., try hard, push, make a bold push, use one's best endeavor; do one's best (exertion) [more].
-adjectives
essaying; experimental; tentative, empirical, probationary.
-adverbs
experimentally; on trial, at a venture; by rule of thumb; if one may be so bold.
-phrases
aut non tentaris aut perfice [Ovid]; chi non s'arrischia non guadagna.
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