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{
"term": "attempt",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult, often with no success",
"sensetop": "attempt to do somethingin an attempt to do somethingattempt at somethingattempt at doing something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I passed my driving test **at the first attempt**."
},
{
"text": "They **made no attempt** to escape.",
"contextForm": "attempt to do something"
},
{
"text": "The launch will go ahead despite the failure of previous attempts to create an online business."
},
{
"text": "Why have **repeated attempts** to find a permanent solution to the problem failed?"
},
{
"text": "They were frustrated in their attempts to get an explanation."
},
{
"text": "He has failed in three previous attempts to win the world title."
},
{
"text": "Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.",
"contextForm": "in an attempt to do something"
},
{
"text": "The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise.",
"contextForm": "attempt at something"
},
{
"text": "They were praised for making an attempt at solving the problem.",
"contextForm": "attempt at doing something"
},
{
"text": "That's not bad for a first attempt."
},
{
"text": "Rescue attempts were stopped because of bad weather."
},
{
"text": "In an attempt to ward off criticism, the government has made education a priority."
},
{
"text": "She has made no attempt to contact her mother."
},
{
"text": "The board said it would resist any attempt to take control of the company."
},
{
"text": "Their attempt to break out of prison was foiled."
},
{
"text": "We closed the windows in a vain attempt to shut out the noise."
},
{
"text": "Last night there was a desperate attempt to reach survivors of the accident."
},
{
"text": "They were arrested after a failed coup attempt."
},
{
"text": "She smiled at my feeble attempt at humour."
},
{
"text": "I made a half-hearted attempt at cleaning my apartment."
}
],
"topics": ["Difficulty and failure"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["successful", "abortive", "botched"],
"verb + attempt": ["make", "succeed in", "abandon"],
"attempt + verb": ["succeed", "fail"],
"preposition": ["in an/the attempt", "attempt at", "attempt by"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt on somebody’s life",
"at the first, second, etc. attempt",
"in the first, second, etc. attempt"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an act of trying to kill somebody",
"sensetop": "attempt on somebody/sb’s life",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Someone has **made an attempt on** the president's **life**.",
"contextForm": "attempt on somebody/sb’s life"
},
{
"text": "an **assassination attempt**"
},
{
"text": "a murder/suicide attempt"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["successful", "abortive", "botched"],
"verb + attempt": ["make", "succeed in", "abandon"],
"attempt + verb": ["succeed", "fail"],
"preposition": ["in an/the attempt", "attempt at", "attempt by"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt on somebody’s life",
"at the first, second, etc. attempt",
"in the first, second, etc. attempt"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "an effort to do better than something, such as a very good performance in sport",
"sensetop": "attempt (on something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "his attempt on the world land speed record"
},
{
"text": "a world-record attempt"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a thing that you produce as a result of trying to make or achieve something",
"sensetop": "attempt (at something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was clearly pleased with his first attempt at a cake."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈtempt/",
"audio": "at/attempt/attempt__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈtempt/",
"audio": "at/attempt/attempt__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French attempter, from Latin attemptare, from ad- ‘to’ + temptare ‘to tempt’."
}