Difference between Try and Attempt

What is the difference between Try and Attempt?

Try as a noun is an attempt. while Attempt as a noun is the action of trying at something.

Try

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An attempt. An act of tasting or sampling. A score in rugby, analogous to a touchdown in American football.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To attempt. Followed by infinitive, the attempt fails or is expected to fail. To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle. To work on something. To put to test. To taste, sample, etc. To put on trial. To tire.

Example sentence: I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

Attempt

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of trying at something.An assault or attack.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To try.

Example sentence: There's no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there's no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics.

We hope you now know whether to use Try or Attempt in your sentence.

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