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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

  1. verb To try to do something, especially something difficult, without guaranteed success.
  2. noun An effort to do something, especially one that may fail.

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