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Main Entry:	attempt [uh-tempt] Show IPA/əˈtɛmpt/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	try, effort
Synonyms:	all one's got, attack, bid, crack, dry run, endeavor, exertion, experiment, fling, go, header, lick*, one's all, one's darnedest, one's level best, pursuit, shot, stab, striving, struggle, trial, try, tryout, undertaking, venture, whack, workout
Antonyms:	certainty, laziness, success

* = informal/non-formal usage

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Main Entry:	essay
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	try, attempt
Synonyms:	aim, bid, dry run, effort, endeavor, exertion, experiment, hassle, labor, one's all, one's level best, shot*, striving, struggle, test, toil, travail, trial, try on, tryout, undertaking, venture, whack, work
Antonyms:	idleness, pass

* = informal/non-formal usage
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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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