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(noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something: "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
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Synonyms: effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
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Related Words: activity, batting, battle, best, bid, braving, confronting, contribution, coping with, crack, essay, fling, foray, go, grappling, nisus, offer, pains, part, pass, play, power play, run, seeking, share, shot, squeeze, squeeze play, strain, striving, struggle, tackling, takeover attempt, test, trial, whirl, worst |
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(noun) an assault on someone; "they made an attempt on his life" |
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Synonyms: attack |
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Related Words: assault, assault and battery, battery |
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(verb) enter upon an activity or enterprise |
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Synonyms: set about, undertake |
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Related Words: initiate, pioneer |
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(verb) make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
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Synonyms: assay, essay, seek, try |
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Related Words: act, adventure, chance, endeavor, endeavour, fight, gamble, give it a try, give it a whirl, grope, hazard, lay on the line, move, pick up the gauntlet, put on the line, risk, run a risk, strive, struggle, take a chance, take a dare, take chances |
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