tenter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
- endeavor noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
- hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
- tantalize verb To tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied.
- tempt verb To try to get someone to do something, often something unwise, usually by making it look appealing.
- try verb To make an attempt at doing something.
Senses
tenter is used for these senses in English:
- attempt (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
- endeavor (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
- hazard To expose to chance; to take a risk.
- tempt (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- tempt (transitive) To attract; to allure.
- try To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- try To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
attempt — full definition
- verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
- noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.
endeavor — full definition
- noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
- verb To try hard to do something.