attempt is on the Basic English 850 List.
attack - attempt - attention

Pronunciation change

Noun change

Singular
attempt

Plural
attempts

Attempt is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. (countable) An attempt is a try at something, usually something difficult
    It's broken and no attempt has been made to fix it.

Verb change

Plain form
attempt

Third-person singular
attempts

Past tense
attempted

Past participle
attempted

Present participle
attempting

Attempt is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. (transitive) To try or to make an effort at.
    If you get something in your eye, do not attempt to remove it yourself.