take a stab at

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To attempt or try. / (idiomatic) To guess. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, stab.

Japanese Meaning

挑戦する、試してみる / 推測する

I decided to take a stab at baking sourdough bread this weekend.

今週末、サワードウのパンを焼いてみることにした。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To attempt or try.

Would you like to take a stab at explaining the theory?

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To guess.

I'll take a stab at the answer, but I don't really know for sure.

Sense（3）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, stab.

takes a stab at

（ present singular third-person ）

taking a stab at

（ participle present ）

took a stab at

（ past ）

taken a stab at

（ participle past ）