Attempt and Give

Attempt

Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.

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Give and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Give" instead a verb "Attempt".

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Give verb - To make a present of.

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Attempt and give are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a verb "Give".

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

human	human attempt	human give
good	good attempt	good give
long	long attempt	long give
similar	similar attempt	similar give
Other adjectives: initial, obvious, big, little, bad, major, later.

power	attempt power	give power
life	attempt life	give life
attack	attempt attack	give attack
job	attempt job	give job
Other words: control, run, number, time, explanation.

Anti-Frustration Features: If you lose a life fighting a boss, Omochao will usually spawn during your next attempt and give you a hint about defeating it.

Source: Video Game / Sonic Adventure 2
In Cactus Flower, Igor Sullivan meets Toni by breaking into her apartment to foil her suicide attempt and give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Source: Meet Cute
Hostage For Macguffin: In the first dream operation, Arthur is captured—apparently by Mal—and held at gunpoint in an attempt to force Cobb to give up Saito's secrets.

Source: Film / Inception

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