"attempt" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

attempt verbo

attempt + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 27
attempt suicide • attempt a comeback • attempt an escape • attempt a thing • attempt murder • ...
verbo + attempt
Kolokacji: 9
decide to attempt • go to attempt • die attempting • begin attempting • caught attempting • ...
attempt + preposición
Kolokacji: 21
attempt to • attempt at • attempt in • attempt with • attempt on • ...
attempt + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 46
unsuccessfully attempt • later attempt • initially attempt • repeatedly attempt • once attempt • ...
(3) repeatedly, continually
Kolokacji: 2
(4) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2
1. merely attempt = jedynie próba merely attempt
  • Both the church and the party dismiss these criticisms as merely attempts to undermine the movement.
  • He was not even trying to keep up, merely attempting not to be left behind.
  • And as to my previous remark, I was merely attempting familiarity.
  • Is he merely attempting to escape duty, or do you find his questions reasonable?
  • I was merely attempting to assist you in putting it on.
  • The developer says he is merely attempting to save an old shopping center.
  • They are merely attempting to establish themselves as competitive with all quality teams, particularly at home.
  • Mind, there is a pretty clear distinction between intervention and merely attempting to influence events in another nation.
  • I was merely attempting to improve my understanding of baseball.
  • The doctor is merely attempting to be left alone with the buffet.
2. simply attempt = po prostu próba simply attempt
(6) frequently, occasionally
Kolokacji: 2

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