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attempt

/əˈtempt/uh-TEMPT
/əˈtɛmpt/uh-TEMPT

Meaningto try

Common meaning: to try

‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘to handle, test’ → attempt

Journey through time

  1. Latintemptō, temptāre‘to handle, test’
  2. Englishattempt‘to try’ · today

at- also in: attenuateattributeattrition

tempt also in: tempt

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin temptō ‘to handle, test’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry temptō, p. 1851 · dictionary scan

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