Synonyms Of Words : Try and Attempt

Education English | Synonyms Of Words : Try and Attempt | Try the word commonly used to try to do something.
example : Try to accomplish the work in time.
Try can also mean testing or experimenting.
example : She will try your way of studying the difficult lesson.

Attempt means a more formal word is trying to do something, but it is likely to fail.
example : The doctor attempted to cure the unknown illness.
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