bid vs attempt

bid and attempt both are nouns.

bid and attempt both are verbs.

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

As nouns, attempt is a hypernym of bid; that is, attempt is a word with a broader meaning than bid:

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

Other hypernyms of bid include effort, endeavor, endeavour, try.

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

bid (verb)	attempt (verb)
ask someone in a friendly way to do something	enter upon an activity or enterprise
invoke upon	make an effort or attempt
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 bid and attempt

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