endeavour

en·deav·our  (n-dvr)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of endeavor.

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endeavour US, endeavor [ɪnˈdɛvə]

vb

to try (to do something)

n

an effort to do or attain something

[endeveren, from en-¹ + -deveren from dever duty, from Old French deveir; see devoirs]

endeavourer  US, endeavorer n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	endeavour - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" endeavor, enterprise fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket - an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit forlorn hope - a hopeless or desperate enterprise project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" business activity, commercial activity - activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
	2.	endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" attempt, effort, try, endeavor batting - (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base best - the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" worst - the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" bid, play - an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" fling, go, offer, whirl, crack, pass - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" essay - a tentative attempt foray - an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics" contribution, share, part - the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" liberation - the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation" mug's game - a futile or unprofitable endeavor power play, squeeze play, squeeze - an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" seeking - an attempt to acquire or gain something stab, shot - informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" shot - an attempt to score in a game nisus, pains, striving, strain - an effortful attempt to attain a goal struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" takeover attempt - an attempt to take control of a corporation trial, run, test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" trial, test - the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
Verb	1.	endeavour - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" endeavor, strive struggle - to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope" attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" be at pains, take pains - try very hard to do something buck - to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion"

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endeavour (Formal)

verb

try, labour, attempt, aim, struggle, venture, undertake, essay, strive, aspire, have a go, go for it (informal), make an effort, have a shot (informal), have a crack (informal), take pains, bend over backwards (informal), do your best, go for broke (slang), bust a gut (informal), give it your best shot (informal), jump through hoops (informal), have a stab (informal), break your neck (informal), make an all-out effort (informal), knock yourself out (informal), do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) I will endeavour to rectify the situation.

noun

attempt, try, shot (informal), effort, trial, go (informal), aim, bid, crack (informal), venture, enterprise, undertaking, essay, stab (informal) His first endeavours in the field were wedding films.

Translations

endeavour endeavor (US) [ɪnˈdevəʳ]

A. N (= attempt) → intento m, tentativa f; (= effort) → esfuerzo m
in spite of my best endeavours → a pesar de todos mis esfuerzos
to make/use every endeavour to do sth → procurar por todos los medios hacer algo

B. VI to endeavour to do sth → procurar hacer algo, esforzarse por hacer algo

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endeavour [ɪnˈdɛvə^r] (British) endeavor (US)

n

(= attempt) → tentative f

(= effort) → effort m
human endeavour → effort m humain

vi
to endeavour to do sth → tenter de faire qch, s'efforcer de faire qch

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endeavour, (US) endeavor

n (= attempt) → Anstrengung f, → Bemühung f; (liter: = striving) → (Be)streben nt no pl (geh); all human endeavour → das gesamte Streben des Menschen; to make an endeavour to do something → sich nach Kräften bemühen, etw zu tun; in an endeavour to please her → um ihr eine Freude zu machen

vt → sich anstrengen, sich bemühen, bestrebt sein (geh)

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endeavour endeavor (Am) [ɪnˈdɛvəʳ] (frm)

1. vt to endeavour to do → cercare or sforzarsi di fare

2. n (attempt) → sforzo, tentativo
to make every endeavour to do sth → fare ogni sforzo per fare qc

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endeavour endeavor (Am) [ɪnˈdɛvəʳ] (frm)

1. vt to endeavour to do → cercare or sforzarsi di fare

2. n (attempt) → sforzo, tentativo
to make every endeavour to do sth → fare ogni sforzo per fare qc

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endeavour

v endeavour [inˈdevə]

to attempt; to try (to do something) He endeavoured to attract the waiter's attention. beywer, strewe يُحاوِل правя опит snažit se bestræbe sig på; anstrenge sig for sich bemühen προσπαθώ, πασχίζω esforzarse püüdma کوشیدن؛ تقلا کردن yrittää s'efforcer (de) מַאֲמָץ प्रयत्न करना nastojati berusaha kappkosta, leitast við tentare 努力する 노력하다 stengtis censties; pūlēties berusaha trachten forsøke, bestrebe/anstrenge seg for usiłować tentar a încerca пытаться usilovať sa prizadevati si nastojati försöka, bemöda sig พยายาม uğraşmak, çabalamak 盡力，竭力 намагатися; докладати зусиль کوشش کرنا nỗ lực 尽力，竭努力

n

an attempt He succeeded in his endeavour to climb the Everest. poging مُحاوَلَه опит pokus forsøg das Bestreben tentativa, intento püüe تلاش yritys tentative (pour) לְהִשתָדֵל कोशिश nastojanje upaya viðleitni, tilraun tentativo 努力 노력 bandymas, pastangos cenšanās; pūles usaha poging forsøk, bestrebelse, anstrengelse próba tentativa tentativă попытка pokus prizadevanje nastojanje bemödande, försök ความพยายาม çaba, gayret, girişim 盡力，努力 намагання; зусилля ایک کوشش sự nỗ lực 尽力，努力