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attempt  


      vb   tr  
1    to make an effort (to do something) or to achieve (something); try  
2    to try to surmount (an obstacle)  
3    to try to climb  
they will attempt the north wall of the Eiger     
4    Archaic   to attack  
5    Archaic   to tempt  
      n  
6    an endeavour to achieve something; effort  
7    a result of an attempt or endeavour  
8    an attack, esp. with the intention to kill  
an attempt on his life     
     (C14: from Old French attempter, from Latin attemptare to strive after, from tentare to try)  
♦   attemptable      adj  
♦    attempter             n  
Attempt should not be used in the passive when followed by an infinitive: attempts were made to find a solution (not a solution was attempted to be found)  
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attempting to view the GOD(s) machine, speaking your mind truthfully, giving your opinion mindfully, having thought you were someone and not a person.
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