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• /əˈtɛmpt/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin temptō Latin attemptōder. Old French atempterbor. Middle English attempten English attempt Late 14th century, as Middle English attempten, from Old French atempter, from Latin attemptō (“to try, solicit”), from ad- (“to”) + temptō; see tempt. The noun is from the 1530s, the sense "an assault on somebody's life, assassination attempt" (French attentat) is from 1580. By surface analysis, at- + tempt.

288 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: poging — the action of trying at something
• Afrikaans: probeerslag — the action of trying at something
• Albanian: përpjekje — the action of trying at something
• Arabic: مُحَاوَلَة (muḥāwala) — the action of trying at something
• Armenian: փորձ (pʻorj) — the action of trying at something
• Azerbaijani: cəhd — the action of trying at something
• Basque: saio — the action of trying at something
• Belarusian: спро́ба (spróba) — the action of trying at something
• Bengali: কোশেশ (kōśeś) — the action of trying at something
• Bulgarian: о́пит (ópit) — the action of trying at something
• Bulgarian: про́ба (próba) — the action of trying at something
• Catalan: temptativa — the action of trying at something
• Catalan: assaig mintent — the action of trying at something
• Catalan: prova — the action of trying at something
• Catalan: provatura — the action of trying at something
• Chinese Cantonese: 嘗試 /尝试 (soeng4 si3) — the action of trying at something
• Chinese Mandarin: 嘗試 /尝试 (chángshì) — the action of trying at something
• Czech: pokus — the action of trying at something
• Danish: forsøg — the action of trying at something
• Dutch: poging — the action of trying at something
• Dutch: probeersel — the action of trying at something
• Esperanto: provo — the action of trying at something
• Estonian: katse — the action of trying at something
• Finnish: yritys — the action of trying at something
• French: tentative — the action of trying at something
• French: essai — the action of trying at something
• Galician: tentativa — the action of trying at something
• Galician: tento — the action of trying at something
• Galician: intento — the action of trying at something
• Georgian: ცდა (cda) — the action of trying at something
• German: Versuch — the action of trying at something
• German: Bestreben — the action of trying at something
• German: Bestrebung — the action of trying at something
• German: Versuech — the action of trying at something
• Greek: απόπειρα (apópeira) — the action of trying at something
• Greek: προσπάθεια (prospátheia) — the action of trying at something
• Ancient Greek: δοκιμή (dokimḗ) — the action of trying at something
• Hebrew: ניסיון \ נִסָּיוֹן (nisayón) — the action of trying at something
• Hindi: प्रयास (prayās) — the action of trying at something
• Hindi: प्रयत्न (prayatna) — the action of trying at something
• Hindi: कोशिश (kośiś) — the action of trying at something
• Hungarian: próbálkozás — the action of trying at something
• Indonesian: upaya — the action of trying at something
• Indonesian: usaha — the action of trying at something
• Indonesian: percobaan — the action of trying at something
• Irish: ionsaí — the action of trying at something
• Irish: iarracht — the action of trying at something
• Old Irish: ammus — the action of trying at something
• Italian: tentativo — the action of trying at something
• Italian: sforzo — the action of trying at something
• Japanese: 試み (kokoromi) — the action of trying at something
• Japanese: 試し (tameshi) — the action of trying at something
• Kazakh: талап (talap) — the action of trying at something
• Korean: 시도 (sido) — the action of trying at something
• Australian Kriol: shat — the action of trying at something
• Latin: conatus — the action of trying at something
• Latin: temptāmen — the action of trying at something
• Latin: temptāmentum — the action of trying at something
• Latvian: mēģinājums — the action of trying at something
• Lithuanian: bandymas — the action of trying at something
• Macedonian: обид (obid) — the action of trying at something
• Malay: percubaan — the action of trying at something
• Malayalam: ശ്രമം (śramaṁ) — the action of trying at something
• Malayalam: പരിശ്രമം (pariśramaṁ) — the action of trying at something
• Māori: whakamātaunga — the action of trying at something
• Māori: nganatanga — the action of trying at something
• Mongolian: оролдлого (oroldlogo) — the action of trying at something
• Norwegian Bokmål: forsøk — the action of trying at something
• Occitan: temptativa — the action of trying at something
• Occitan: assag — the action of trying at something
• Occitan: ensag — the action of trying at something
• Occitan: pròva — the action of trying at something
• Dari: کوشِش (kōšiš) — the action of trying at something
• Iranian Persian: کوشِش (kušeš) — the action of trying at something
• Polish: próba — the action of trying at something
• Polish: podejście — the action of trying at something
• Portuguese: tentativa — the action of trying at something
• Portuguese: intento — the action of trying at something
• Romanian: încercare — the action of trying at something
• Russian: попы́тка (popýtka) — the action of trying at something
• Russian: про́ба (próba) — the action of trying at something
• Russian: о́пыт (ópyt) — the action of trying at something
• Scottish Gaelic: feuchainn — the action of trying at something
• Serbo-Croatian: по̏куша̄ј — the action of trying at something
• Serbo-Croatian: pȍkušāj — the action of trying at something
• Slovak: pokus — the action of trying at something
• Slovene: poskus — the action of trying at something
• Spanish: tentativa — the action of trying at something
• Spanish: intento — the action of trying at something
• Spanish: ensayo — the action of trying at something
• Spanish: intentona — the action of trying at something
• Swedish: försök — the action of trying at something
• Tajik: кӯшиш (küšiš) — the action of trying at something
• Telugu: ప్రయత్నం (prayatnaṁ) — the action of trying at something
• Thai: ความพยายาม (kwaam-pá-yaa-yaam) — the action of trying at something
• Turkish: deneme — the action of trying at something
• Turkish: girişim — the action of trying at something
• Turkish: teşebbüs — the action of trying at something
• Ukrainian: спро́ба (spróba) — the action of trying at something
• Urdu: کوشِش (kośiś) — the action of trying at something
• Uzbek: urinish — the action of trying at something
• Vietnamese: sự thử — the action of trying at something
• Arabic: مُحَاوَلَة (muḥāwala) — attack
• Armenian: մահափորձ (mahapʻorj) — attack
• Azerbaijani: sui-qəsd — attack
• Belarusian: зама́х (zamáx) — attack
• Bulgarian: покуше́ние (pokušénie) — attack
• Bulgarian: атента́т (atentát) — attack
• Chinese Cantonese: 未遂 — attack
• Chinese Mandarin: 未遂 (wèisuì) — attack
• Czech: atentát — attack
• Danish: attentat — attack
• Dutch: aanslag — attack
• Dutch: poging — attack
• Estonian: tapmiskatse — attack
• Estonian: kallaletung — attack
• Finnish: murhayritys — attack
• Finnish: hyökkäys — attack
• Finnish: päällekarkaus — attack
• French: attentat — attack
• Galician: atentado — attack
• Georgian: თავდასხმა (tavdasxma) — attack
• Georgian: შეთქმულება (šetkmuleba) — attack
• German: Anschlag — attack
• German: Attentat — attack
• Greek: απόπειρα (apópeira) — attack
• Hungarian: merénylet — attack
• Italian: attentato — attack
• Japanese: 未遂 (misui) — attack
• Korean: 미수 (misu) — attack
• Latvian: uzbrukums — attack
• Lithuanian: pasikėsinimas — attack
• Macedonian: атента́т (atentát) — attack
• Norwegian Bokmål: attentat — attack
• Norwegian Bokmål: angrep — attack
• Norwegian Nynorsk: attentat — attack
• Dari: سُوءِ قَصْد (sū'-i qasd) — attack
• Iranian Persian: سوءِ قَصْد (su'-e ġasd) — attack
• Polish: zamach — attack
• Portuguese: atentado — attack
• Romanian: atentat — attack
• Russian: покуше́ние (pokušénije) — attack
• Serbo-Croatian: атѐнта̄т — attack
• Serbo-Croatian: atèntāt — attack
• Slovak: atentát — attack
• Slovene: atentat — attack
• Spanish: atentado — attack
• Swedish: attentat — attack
• Turkish: suikast — attack
• Ottoman Turkish: سؤقصد (suikasd) — attack
• Ukrainian: за́мах (zámax) — attack
• Bulgarian: о́пит (ópit) — a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime)
• Thai: การพยายาม (gaan-pá-yaa-yaam) — a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime)
• Afrikaans: probeer — to try
• Arabic: حَاوَلَ (ḥāwala) — to try
• Armenian: փորձել (pʻorjel) — to try
• Azerbaijani: cəhd etmək — to try
• Azerbaijani: çalışmaq — to try
• Basque: saiatu — to try
• Belarusian: спрабава́ць (sprabavácʹ) — to try
• Belarusian: спрабава́ць (sprabavácʹ) — to try
• Bulgarian: пробвам (probvam) — to try
• Bulgarian: опитвам (opitvam) — to try
• Catalan: temptar (de) — to try
• Catalan: assajar (de) — to try
• Catalan: provar (de) — to try
• Cherokee: ᎠᏁᏟᏗᎭ (anetlidiha) — to try
• Chinese Mandarin: 嘗試 /尝试 (chángshì) — to try
• Chinese Mandarin: 試 /试 (shì) — to try
• Chinese Mandarin: 試圖 /试图 (shìtú) — to try
• Crimean Tatar: ıntılmaq — to try
• Crimean Tatar: tırışmaq — to try
• Czech: zkusit — to try
• Danish: forsøge — to try
• Danish: prøve — to try
• Dutch: pogen — to try
• Dutch: proberen — to try
• Esperanto: provi — to try
• Estonian: proovima — to try
• Estonian: üritama — to try
• Estonian: katsetama — to try
• Faroese: royna — to try
• Finnish: yrittää — to try
• Finnish: koettaa — to try
• French: tenter — to try
• French: essayer — to try
• Friulian: tentâ — to try
• Galician: tentar — to try
• Georgian: ცდა (cda) — to try
• German: versuchen — to try
• German: versueche — to try
• Greek: αποπειρώμαι (apopeirómai) — to try
• Greek: επιχειρώ (epicheiró) — to try
• Greek: προσπαθώ (prospathó) — to try
• Ancient Greek: πειράομαι (peiráomai) — to try
• Ancient Greek: ἐγχειρέω (enkheiréō) — to try
• Hebrew: ניסה \ נִסָּה (nisá) — to try
• Hindi: कोशिश करना (kośiś karnā) — to try
• Icelandic: reyna — to try
• Indonesian: berupaya — to try
• Indonesian: berusaha — to try
• Indonesian: coba — to try
• Indonesian: mencoba — to try
• Indonesian: berniat — to try
• Irish: ionsaigh — to try
• Italian: tentare — to try
• Italian: cercare — to try
• Italian: provare — to try
• Italian: attentare — to try
• Japanese: 試みる (kokoromiru) — to try
• Japanese: 試す (tamesu) — to try
• Kazakh: талпыну (talpynu) — to try
• Kazakh: тырысу (tyrysu) — to try
• Kazakh: сынау (synau) — to try
• Korean: 시도하다 (sidohada) — to try
• Kyrgyz: аракет (araket) — to try
• Kyrgyz: кол салуу (kol saluu) — to try
• Kyrgyz: тажрыйба (tajrıyba) — to try
• Kyrgyz: сынам (sınam) — to try
• Kyrgyz: аракет кылуу (araket kıluu) — to try
• Kyrgyz: тырышуу (tırışuu) — to try
• Lao: ທົດສອບ (thot sǭp) — to try
• Lao: ພະຍາຍາມ (pha nyā nyām) — to try
• Latin: cōnor — to try
• Latvian: mēģināt — to try
• Low German: versöken — to try
• Malagasy: manandrana — to try
• Malagasy: manohatra — to try
• Malayalam: ശ്രമിക്കുക (śramikkuka) — to try
• Malayalam: പരിശ്രമിക്കുക (pariśramikkuka) — to try
• Māori: whakamātau — to try
• Māori: tarai — to try
• Mongolian: оролдох (oroldox) — to try
• Norwegian Bokmål: forsøke — to try
• Norwegian Bokmål: prøve — to try
• Norwegian Nynorsk: freista — to try
• Occitan: temptar (de) — to try
• Occitan: assajar (de) — to try
• Occitan: ensajar (de) — to try
• Occitan: provar (de) — to try
• Old English: onġinnan — to try
• Old Norse: freista — to try
• Persian: کوشش کردن (kušeš kardan) — to try
• Polish: próbować — to try
• Polish: spróbować — to try
• Portuguese: tentar — to try
• Portuguese: intentar — to try
• Portuguese: provar — to try
• Romanian: încerca — to try
• Russian: пыта́ться (pytátʹsja) — to try
• Russian: попыта́ться (popytátʹsja) — to try
• Russian: про́бовать (próbovatʹ) — to try
• Russian: попро́бовать (popróbovatʹ) — to try
• Russian: стара́ться (starátʹsja) — to try
• Russian: постара́ться (postarátʹsja) — to try
• Scots: ettle — to try
• Scottish Gaelic: feuch — to try
• Serbo-Croatian: pokušati — to try
• Serbo-Croatian: pokušavati — to try
• Slovak: pokúšať sa — to try
• Slovak: pokúsiť sa — to try
• Slovene: poskušati — to try
• Slovene: poskusiti — to try
• Upper Sorbian: spytać — to try
• Spanish: intentar — to try
• Spanish: tratar de — to try
• Spanish: acometer — to try
• Spanish: ver de — to try
• Swedish: försöka — to try
• Telugu: ప్రయత్నించు (prayatniñcu) — to try
• Thai: พยายาม (pá-yaa-yaam) — to try
• Turkish: denemek — to try
• Turkish: girişmek — to try
• Turkish: yeltenmek — to try
• Turkish: kalkışmak — to try
• Ottoman Turkish: دكهمك (deñemek) — to try
• Ukrainian: про́бувати (próbuvaty) — to try
• Ukrainian: намага́тися (namahátysja) — to try
• Urdu: کوشش کرنا (kośiś karnā) — to try
• Venetan: tantar — to try
• Vietnamese: cố gắng — to try
• Volapük: steifülön — to try
• Welsh: ymgeisio — to try
• Bulgarian: опитвам (opitvam) — to make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime)
• Bulgarian: опитам (opitam) — to make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime)
• Thai: พยายาม (pá-yaa-yaam) — to make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime)
• Turkish: girişmek — to make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime)
• Turkish: yeltenmek — to make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime)