Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of attempt
"The detective reviewed all the failed attempts to break into the safe before locking down the crime scene."
In plain English: Attempts are tries you make to do something, even if you don't succeed right away.
"She made three attempts to open the stuck jar."
Usage: Use "attempts" as a plural noun to describe multiple efforts made to achieve something. It functions grammatically like any other regular plural noun and should not be confused with the verb form or used incorrectly in singular contexts.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attempt
"She attempts to solve every puzzle on her own before asking for help."
In plain English: To attempt something means to try to do it even if you might fail.
"The student attempts to solve the difficult math problem on her own."
Usage: Use attempts to describe the third-person singular action of trying or making an effort when the subject is he, she, it, or a singular noun. For example, say "She attempts the puzzle" rather than using the base form "attempt" with a singular subject.
Derived from Old French entremetre, attempts originally meant to place oneself between things or to interpose. The term evolved in English to signify an effort made to achieve something, retaining the sense of intervening with action.