make an attempt at something Definition

attempt
verb attempted, attempting

1. To try.
2. To try to climb (a mountain, etc).
3. To try to master, tackle, answer, etc (a problem, etc).

noun

1. An effort; an endeavour.

Thesaurus: effort, try, undertaking, essay, trial, go (slang), struggle, venture, slang: crack, shot, stab.

Idiom: make an attempt at something

To try to do it.

Idiom: make an attempt on someone's life

To try to kill them.

Idiom: make an attempt on something

To try to climb (a mountain, etc).

To try to master or tackle (a mountainous difficulty).

Etymology: 14c: from Latin attemptare to strive after.