how to pronounce attempt

/əˈtɛmpt/

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attempt is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of attempt in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… 1987 in an apparent attempt to help …”

meaning of attempt

Attempt means to make an effort to do something.

attempt frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word attempt occurs in english on average 74.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics attempt can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that attempt can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;