Hyphenation of attempt

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word attempt? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of attempt:

1.	Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something Made an effort to cover all the reading material Wished him luck in his endeavor She gave it a good try
2.	The act of attacking Attacks on women increased last year They made an attempt on his life
3.	Make an effort or attempt He tried to shake off his fears The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps The police attempted to stop the thief He sought to improve himself She always seeks to do good in the world
4.	Enter upon an activity or enterprise

Synonyms of attempt:

noun	effort, endeavor, endeavour, try, activity
noun	attack, crime, law-breaking
verb	try, seek, essay, assay, act, move
verb	undertake, set about, initiate, pioneer

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.