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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Tackling and attempting
Hello.
I would like to ask about the meaning of the two verbs tackle and _attempt, especially in this sentence I heard while watching TV:
"We've sent many to tackle this land, but none attempted to do so.", the said land was uninhabitable. Attempted as in tried? As for the "tackle" part, I have no idea what it means.
I get the general meaning of the two verbs, but not in that specific sentence.
I would like to ask about the meaning of the two verbs tackle and _attempt, especially in this sentence I heard while watching TV:
"We've sent many to tackle this land, but none attempted to do so.", the said land was uninhabitable. Attempted as in tried? As for the "tackle" part, I have no idea what it means.
I get the general meaning of the two verbs, but not in that specific sentence.
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Correction: The sentence is "We've sent many to tackle this land, but none attempted to live here. "
- Correction: The sentence is "We've sent many to tackle this land, but none attempted to live here.
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Correction: The sentence is "We've sent many to tackle this land, but none attempted to live here."
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tackle: Make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task)
(http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/tackle)
In this case it seems to refer to determined efforts to make the land habitable.
"attempted" really only
(http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/tackle)
In this case it seems to refer to determined efforts to make the land habitable.
"attempted" really only
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AnonymousI would like to ask about the meaning of the two verbs "tackle" and "attempt", especially in this sentence I heard while watching TV:
Anonymousto tackle this landTo make the land useful (in some way/ways) to humans.
Anonymousbut none attempted to do so
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GPYTo me, it seems slightly strange that they were sent specifically to do something, but no one even tried to do it.You're absolutely right, that's because I misquoted the sentence, it's actually "but none attempted to live there." But would attempt still mean try? They were sent to tackle the land but none tried to live there?
Thank you very much!
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AnonymousBut would attempt still mean try?As I said, "attempt" has essentially only one meaning.
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