stab at

stæb æt

stabbed atstabbing at

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of stab at - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

actionmake a sudden sharp attempt

He made a stab at solving the puzzle.

attempt

try

effortattempt to do something

She decided to stab at writing a novel.

attempt

try

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Expressions with stab

stab in the back

act of betrayal by a trusted person

He felt the criticism was a stab in the back.

stab someone in the back

betray someone who trusts you

He stabbed his friend in the back by revealing secrets.

have a stab

attempt to do something

I'll have a stab at fixing the car.

stab in the dark

attempt made with little information

His answer was just a stab in the dark.

take a stab

try to do something, often without much experience

I'll take a stab at fixing the computer.

stab to death

kill someone by stabbing with a sharp object

The victim was stabbed to death last night.

Examples of stab at in a sentence

He made a stab at the challenging math problem.
He took a stab at solving the puzzle.
They will stab at cooking a new recipe tonight.

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French:essayer de, tenter, ...
German:einen Versuch unternehmen, versuchen, ...
Italian:tentare, provare a, ...
Spanish:intentar, ...
Portuguese:tentar, arriscar, ...
Chinese:尝试, ...
Japanese:鋭く試みる, 挑戦する, ...
Arabic:حاوَلَ, سَعَى, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסּוֹת, ...
Russian:пробовать, пытаться, ...
Ukrainian:спробувати, ...
Hindi:कोशिश करना, ...
Bengali:চেষ্টা করা, প্রচেষ্টা করা, ...
Catalan:fer un intent sobtat, intentar, ...
Czech:pokusit se, ...
Danish:forsøge, prøve, ...
Dutch:plotselinge poging, proberen, ...
Greek:δοκιμάζω, προσπαθώ, ...
Hungarian:próbálkozni, megpróbálni, ...
Khmer:ព្យាយាមភ្លាមៗ, សាកល្បងធ្វើ, ...
Korean:갑작스러운 시도, 시도하다, ...
Persian:تلاش ناگهانی کردن, تلاش کردن, ...
Polish:podjąć próbę, próbować, ...
Portuguese (BR):tentar, arriscar, ...
Romanian:a încercare bruscă, a încerca, ...
Swedish:försöka, ...
Thai:ลองทำ, พยายามทำ, ...
Turkish:denemek, ...
Vietnamese:thử, thử viết, ...

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