To attempt; try:
To deliberately begin to do (something):
The definition of strive is to try very hard or struggle.
(Archaic) To try to achieve
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To wage is to conduct or carry on a campaign against something.
To undertake a risky or daring journey.
To set into motion, operation, or activity:
To go into in a sharp, thrusting way
To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
To try to find, get, win, etc.; strive for; seek after
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To search; investigate
To search eagerly or carefully for; try to find
To fish is defined as to try and obtain information or to catch animals that live in the water, such as salmon.
Explore is defined as to search, investigate or travel in.
To experiment is defined as to try out something new or to test a theory
To beseech or supplicate (a person); to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to try to persuade.
To start doing, acting, going, etc.; get under way
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(Intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
Find another word for attempting. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for attempting, like: assaying, seeking, essaying, trying, undertaking, striving, endeavoring, waging, venturing, starting and stabbing.
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