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Versuch

attempt

noun fer-ZOOKH Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

experiment

Usage Note

Versuch means both an 'attempt' (einen Versuch machen, 'to make an attempt') and a scientific 'experiment'. It is the noun behind the verb versuchen ('to try'); note the soft -such ending sounds like 'zookh', not 'such'.

Examples

"Der erste Versuch ist gescheitert."

Natural Translation

The first attempt failed.

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