attempt to

(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology

(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base n

n a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war n an energetic attempt to achieve something n an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) v battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

an attempt to get something n

n an authoritative direction or instruction to do something n an attempt to get something n a formal proposal to buy at a specified price n (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make v propose a payment v invoke upon v ask for or request earnestly v make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands v make a serious effort to attain something v ask someone in a friendly way to do something