an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult, often with no success

Someone has made an attempt on the president's life.

an assassination attempt

an effort to do better than something, such as a very good performance in sport

his attempt on the world land speed record

a thing that you produce as a result of trying to make or achieve something

She picked her first attempt at a letter out of the bin.

to make an effort or try to do something, especially something difficult

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