intentar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attempt verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
- intend verb To have a plan or purpose in mind to do something.
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- sell verb To hand over goods or services to someone in exchange for money.
- try verb To make an attempt at doing something.
Senses
intentar is used for these senses in English:
- attempt (archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
- have a crack at To attempt (something); to try to do (something).
- have a go (intransitive, informal, UK, Australia) To make an attempt; to try.
- intend (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- mean (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
- sell (transitive) To promote (a particular viewpoint).
- 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.