attempt
an effort to do something, especially something difficult
An attempt is a try. It may succeed or fail: 'She passed on her second attempt.'
attempt meaning in Hindi
प्रयास; कोशिश, ख़ासकर किसी कठिन काम की
Attempt यानी कोशिश। यह सफल भी हो सकती है और असफल भी: 'She passed on her second attempt.'
Examples
- Priya cleared her driving test on the very first attempt.प्रिया ने पहले ही प्रयास (attempt) में ड्राइविंग टेस्ट पास कर लिया।
- Chandrayaan-3 landed safely on the Moon after an earlier landing attempt had failed.पहले का लैंडिंग प्रयास नाकाम होने के बाद चंद्रयान-3 चाँद पर सुरक्षित उतरा।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
ATTEMPT has TEMPT inside: you feel tempted to try, so you make an attempt.
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The word attempt comes from the Latin word 'attentare', which means to touch or to try. It was used in English as early as the 14th century to describe bold actions.
Word origin
From Latin attemptare, from ad- 'to' and temptare 'to try'. The word 'tempt' comes from the same root.
Other meanings
verb to try to do something, especially something difficult
attempt meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | प्रयास; कोशिश, ख़ासकर किसी कठिन काम की |
| Arabic · العربية | محاولة؛ جهد لفعل شيء، خاصة إن كان صعبًا |
| French · Français | tentative ; effort pour faire quelque chose de difficile |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | percobaan; upaya untuk melakukan sesuatu, terutama yang sulit |
| Chinese · 中文 | 尝试；企图；（尤指对困难之事的）努力 |
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