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   endeavour

   /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 attempttrybidefforttrialventureinformal:gocrackshotstabbashwhackwhirl
   • ▪ earnest, prolonged, and industrious effort: "enthusiasm is a vital ingredient in all human endeavour" Similar strivingstrugglinglabouringstrugglelabourhard workhard slogeffortexertionapplicationindustrypainsinformal:sweatblood, sweat, and tearselbow greasegraft(hard) yakkaarchaic:travailmoil
   • ▪ an enterprise or undertaking: "a portfolio of business endeavours" Similar undertakingenterpriseventurepursuitexerciseactivityexploitdeedactactionmoveschemeplanprojectinformal:caper

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘exert oneself’): from the phrase put oneself in devoir ‘do one's utmost’ (see devoir).

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   What does endeavor mean?

   • tentar, empenho, esforço… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ENDEAVOUR definition: 1. to try to do something: 2. an attempt to do something: 3. UK spelling of endeavor.

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   What is the British spelling of the word endeavor?

   • The word endeavor has been used to refer to one’s utmost effort by the late 15th century. The word endeavor was used as a verb since circa the year 1400. Related words include endeavored and endeavoring, as well as the British spellings endeavoured and endeavouring. Overall, the word endeavour is the British spelling of the word endeavor.

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   What is a constant endeavour?

   • A constant endeavour is made to use all these resources to the best advantage. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of endeavour? 努力, 奮力, 嘗試… 努力, 奋力, 尝试…

   ENDEAVOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Is writing a different endeavor than teaching?

   • [ C ] Writing is a very different endeavor than teaching. I endeavored to explain the legal consequences of his action. This research project became one of the main endeavors within the neurosciences in the first decades of the twentieth century.

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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.

   • English (US)

     ENDEAVOUR meaning: 1. to try to do something: 2. an attempt...

   • Endeavouring

     ENDEAVOURING definition: 1. present participle of endeavour...

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     endeavour translate: พยายาม, ความพยายาม. Learn more in the...

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     ENDEAVOUR translate: esforç, intent, intentar. Learn more in...

   • Endemic

     ENDEMIC definition: 1. especially of a disease or a...

   • Endearment

     ENDEARMENT definition: 1. a word or phrase that you use to...

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   Endeavor is a verb that means to attempt or strive for something, or a noun that means serious effort or enterprise. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, history, and usage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   5 days ago · Definition. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. endeavour. en· deav· our. chiefly British spelling of endeavor. Dictionary Entries Near endeavour. Endeavor River pear. endeavour. endecasyllabic. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Endeavour.”

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   Endeavour definition: to try (to do something). See examples of ENDEAVOUR used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   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.

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    ENDEAVOR definition: 1. US spelling of endeavour 2. to try to do something: 3. an attempt to do something: . Learn more.