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- Dictionaryendeavour/ɪnˈdɛvə/
verb
- 1. try hard to do or achieve something: "he is endeavouring to help the Third World"
noun
- 1. an attempt to achieve a goal: "an endeavour to reduce serious injury" Similar
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ENDEAVOUR definition: 1. to try to do something: 2. an attempt to do something: 3. UK spelling of endeavor. Learn more.
1. : serious determined effort. 2. : activity directed toward a goal : enterprise. fields of endeavor. Synonyms. Verb. bang away.
an effort or attempt to do something: [ C ] Writing is a very different endeavor than teaching. endeavor. verb [ + to infinitive ] fml (Cdn Br endeavour) us / ɪnˈdev·ər / to try to do something:
Endeavour definition: to try (to do something). See examples of ENDEAVOUR used in a sentence.
to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive: We must constantly endeavor if we are to succeed. verb (used with object) to attempt; try: He endeavors to keep things neat in his apartment. Archaic. to attempt to achieve or gain. noun. a strenuous effort; attempt. Discover More. Other Words From.
6 days ago · The meaning of ENDEAVOUR is chiefly British spelling of endeavor.
noun. /ɪnˈdevə (r)/ /ɪnˈdevər/ (also endeavor) [uncountable, countable] (formal) an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult. There have been great advances in the field of scientific endeavour. endeavour to do something Please make every endeavour to arrive on time.
endeavour to do something to try very hard to do something synonym strive. I will endeavour to do my best for my country. He endeavoured in vain to escape the situation. The buyer should always endeavour to negotiate terms.
To endeavour is to strive for something. The endeavour itself is the thing you're striving for, the enterprise or undertaking. It's a primarily British spelling of the word.
If you endeavor to do something, you try very hard to do it. They are endeavoring to protect labor union rights. An endeavor is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original. The company's creative endeavors are thriving.
