attempt vs bid

attempt and bid both are nouns.

attempt and bid both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attempt	Yes	No	Yes	No
bid	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bid is a hyponym of attempt; that is, bid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attempt:

attempt: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
bid: an attempt to get something

Other hyponyms of attempt include batting, best, worst, play, crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl, essay, foray, contribution, part, share, liberation, mug's game, power play, squeeze, squeeze play, seeking, shot, stab, shot, nisus, pains, strain, striving, battle, struggle, takeover attempt, run, test, trial, test, trial.

attempt (noun)	bid (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	an attempt to get something
the act of attacking	a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
	(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
	an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

attempt (verb)	bid (verb)
enter upon an activity or enterprise	ask someone in a friendly way to do something
make an effort or attempt	invoke upon
	ask for or request earnestly
	propose a payment
	make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
	make a serious effort to attain something

Difference between attempt and bid

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