attempt on the record

attempt Noun

— An attempt is a try at something, usually something difficult It's broken and no attempt has been made to fix it.

attempt Verb

— To try or to make an effort at. If you get something in your eye, do not attempt to remove it yourself.

on Preposition

— positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above The apple is on the table. — at the date of Tim was born on the 4th of July. — along, forwards (continuing an action) drive on, rock on — about, dealing with the subject of I have a book on history. There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago. — touching; hanging from I have no money on me at the moment. I would like to eat the fruit on the trees. — because of, due to He was arrested on suspicion of bribery. I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it. The stock price increased on news of a new product.

on Adjective

— If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating. The television is on. The lights are on, so it is very bright.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

record Noun

— A record is something in writing to tell what happened. Keep a record of the date and what you said every time you talk to that person. — A record is a big round black plastic thing with music or other sounds on it. Now people don't use records any more -- they use cassettes or CDs.

record Verb

— To make a written record about something. She recorded everything she did in a little book. — To put music or other sounds onto a machine. The singer recorded some songs on CDs to sell them.