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attempt
/a-temt/
 
vt.
 
1.
Def.: eggeram (piru kenè egkeyimu wey egkeuma)
MS: eggeram
If you attempt to do something, you try to do it, but usually can't do it.
I attempted to climb Mt Apo, but it was too hard, so I stopped.
Miggeram a migpamaneyik te bubungan te Apu, piru amana ne malised, sika ka wara ad migpabulus.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: peggeram te peggimu
MS: peggeram
an action of trying to do something.
I'm going to try to climb Mt Apo again next week. Maybe my second attempt will be successful.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0576-0600
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012