attemptable.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr.
1 (often foll. by to + infin.) seek to achieve or complete (a task or action) (attempted the exercise; attempted to explain).
2 seek to climb or master (a mountain etc.).

--n.

(often foll. by at, on, or to + infin.) an act of attempting; an endeavour (made an attempt at winning; an attempt to succeed; an attempt on his life).

attempt the life of archaic try to kill.

attemptable adj. [OF attempter f. L attemptare (as AD-, temptare TEMPT)]

attemptable.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr.
1 (often foll. by to + infin.) seek to achieve or complete (a task or action) (attempted the exercise; attempted to explain).
2 seek to climb or master (a mountain etc.).

--n.

(often foll. by at, on, or to + infin.) an act of attempting; an endeavour (made an attempt at winning; an attempt to succeed; an attempt on his life).

attempt the life of archaic try to kill.

attemptable adj. [OF attempter f. L attemptare (as AD-, temptare TEMPT)]

attemptable.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr.
1 (often foll. by to + infin.) seek to achieve or complete (a task or action) (attempted the exercise; attempted to explain).
2 seek to climb or master (a mountain etc.).

--n.

(often foll. by at, on, or to + infin.) an act of attempting; an endeavour (made an attempt at winning; an attempt to succeed; an attempt on his life).

attempt the life of archaic try to kill.

attemptable adj. [OF attempter f. L attemptare (as AD-, temptare TEMPT)]

attemptable.html - v.
1 tr. a be present at (attended the meeting). b go regularly to (attends the local school).
2 intr. a be present (many members failed to attend). b be present in a serving capacity; wait.
3 a tr. escort, accompany (the king was attended by soldiers). b intr. (foll. by on) wait on; serve.
4 intr. a (usu. foll. by to) turn or apply one's mind; focus one's attention (attend to what I am saying; was not attending). b (foll. by to) deal with (shall attend to the matter myself).
5 tr. (usu. in passive) follow as a result from (the error was attended by serious consequences).

attender n. [ME f. OF atendre f. L attendere (as AD-, tendere tent- stretch)]

attemptable.html - n.
1 the act of attending or being present.
2 the number of people present (a high attendance).

attendance allowance (in the UK) a State benefit paid to disabled people in need of constant care at home. attendance centre Brit. a place where young offenders report by order of a court as a minor penalty. [ME f. OF atendance (as ATTEND, -ANCE)]

attemptable.html - n. & adj.
--n.

a person employed to wait on others or provide a service (cloakroom attendant; museum attendant).

--adj.

1 accompanying (attendant circumstances).
2 waiting on; serving (ladies attendant on the queen). [ME f. OF (as ATTEND, -ANT)]