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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 Endeavour mean in English?

   • The endeavour itself is the thing you're striving for, the enterprise or undertaking. It's a primarily British spelling of the word. The Middle English root of endeavour means to "put oneself in" or "do one's utmost," so if you endeavour to do something, you do it with earnestness and a fair amount of effort.

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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…

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   What does endeavor mean in a sentence?

   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of ENDEAVOR is to attempt (something, such as the fulfillment of an obligation) by exertion of effort. How to use endeavor in a sentence.

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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.

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

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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.

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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: to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive. See examples of ENDEAVOR used in a sentence.

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