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endeavor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/ (US)
• /ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/ (US)

Etymology

The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)).

Meanings

1. (US) A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
   • My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer: Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. 1944 June 6, Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Prayer on D-Day”, in Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2016:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
endeavour		alternative	lexicographic
endeavors	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Endeavour Crater · future endeavor

Synonyms

pursuance · doings · activity · enterprise · pursuit · undertaking · venture · pursuit · endeavor · undertaking

Translations (114)

pl dążenie (a sincere attempt) · bg начинание (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · nl poging (a sincere attempt) · it impegno (a sincere attempt) · mk на́пор (a sincere attempt) · km ការខំប្រឹងខ្នះខ្នែង (a sincere attempt) · fr effort (a sincere attempt) · ca esforç (a sincere attempt) · eo klopodi (a sincere attempt) · fi pyrkimys (a sincere attempt) · pt empreitada (a sincere attempt) · pl przedsięwzięcie (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · ru стремле́ние (a sincere attempt) · de Bemühung (a sincere attempt) · gl angueira (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · de Unterfangen (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · hu igyekezet (a sincere attempt) · mk о́бид (a sincere attempt) · hy ջանք (a sincere attempt) · cmn 企业 (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · sv sträva (a sincere attempt) · cmn 事業 /事业 (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · ru уси́лие (a sincere attempt) · es esfuerzo (a sincere attempt) · pt tentativa (a sincere attempt) · cs snaha (a sincere attempt) · bg предприятие (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · bg усилие (a sincere attempt) · gl auso (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · gd iomairt (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · es destajo (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · hi उद्यम (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · mk по́тфат (a sincere attempt) · gl lideira (a sincere attempt) · nl inspanning (a sincere attempt) · sk úloha (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · ja 努力 (a sincere attempt) · ru попы́тка (a sincere attempt) · ms usaha (a sincere attempt) · uk намага́ння (a sincere attempt) · th ความพยายาม (a sincere attempt) · es empresa (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · it impegno (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · mk претприја́тие (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · nl streven (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · it impresa (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · hi कोशिश (a sincere attempt) · es iniciativa (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · gl laboura (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · fr effort (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · fi ponnistus (a sincere attempt) · it tentativo (a sincere attempt) · hi प्रयास (a sincere attempt) · mk настоју́вање (a sincere attempt) · el προσπάθεια (a sincere attempt) · ro strădanie (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · es empeño (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · cmn 努力 (a sincere attempt) · ar مُحَاوَلَة (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · pt empenho (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · el απόπειρα (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · ar غَايَة (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · cs úsilí (a sincere attempt) · ms ikhtiar (a sincere attempt) · nl ijveren (a sincere attempt) · de Unternehmen (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · ca esforç (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · fi pyrkimys (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · hi जतन (a sincere attempt) · pl próba (a sincere attempt) · ro strădanie (a sincere attempt) · gl fosallo (a sincere attempt) · mk обиду́вање (a sincere attempt) · es emprendimiento (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · hi उपक्रम (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · cy ymdrech (a sincere attempt) · ro tentativă (a sincere attempt) · gl femeza (a sincere attempt) · oc esfòrç (a sincere attempt) · ota صاواش (a sincere attempt) · ru стара́ние (a sincere attempt) · sk úsilie (a sincere attempt) · gd iomairt (a sincere attempt) · da stræben (a sincere attempt) · gl retesía (a sincere attempt) · es tentativa (a sincere attempt) · cs snaha (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · fi yritys (a sincere attempt) · ja 事業 (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · hy ճիգ (a sincere attempt) · pl usiłowanie (a sincere attempt) · bg старание (a sincere attempt) · pt esforço (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · es proyecto (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · nl moeite (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · fr entreprise (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · hi प्रयत्न (a sincere attempt) · sk podujatie (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · cmn 使命 (a sincere attempt) · it sforzo (a sincere attempt) · es empeño (a sincere attempt) · fa کوشش (a sincere attempt) · de Bestreben (a sincere attempt) · km សហគ្រាស (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · es actividad (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · sk snaha (a sincere attempt) · ta முயற்சி (a sincere attempt) · gl afouteza (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · ru предприя́тие (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · da bestræbelse (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · gl barileza (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · nl inspanning (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · fi yritys (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) · es intento (a sincere attempt)

endeavor en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/ (US)
• /ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/ (US)

Etymology

The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)).

Meanings

1. (US, obsolete) To exert oneself.
2. (US, intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously.
   • She was endeavoring to teach us the elements of a good prose style.
3. (US, obsolete, transitive) To attempt (something).
4. (US) To work with purpose.
   • He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair. 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2012, page 162:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
endeavoring	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
endeavour		alternative	lexicographic
endeavored	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
endeavored	Tense=Past		lexicographic
endeavors	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Deriveds

endeavorment · endeavorer

Synonyms

strive

Translations (64)

es empeñarse (to work with purpose) · ja 努力する (attempt through application of effort) · tr gayret etmek (attempt through application of effort) · it sforzarsi (attempt through application of effort) · fr tenter (attempt through application of effort) · it tentare (attempt through application of effort) · nl zich beijveren (attempt through application of effort) · bg старая се (attempt through application of effort) · mk се оби́дува (attempt through application of effort) · eo klopodi (attempt through application of effort) · fi ponnistella (attempt through application of effort) · cmn 努力 (attempt through application of effort) · de anstrengen (attempt through application of effort) · cs přičinit se za (to work with purpose) · fi yrittää (attempt through application of effort) · fr s’efforcer (attempt through application of effort) · cs usilovat o (attempt through application of effort) · kk ыждағат ету (attempt through application of effort) · bg предприемам (to work with purpose) · es pretender (attempt through application of effort) · fi pyrkiä (attempt through application of effort) · pl starać się (attempt through application of effort) · hi प्रयास करना (attempt through application of effort) · la mōlior (attempt through application of effort) · tr uğraş göstermek (attempt through application of effort) · el πασχίζω (attempt through application of effort) · mi whakakoro (attempt through application of effort) · nl proberen (attempt through application of effort) · cs snažit se o (attempt through application of effort) · ru стара́ться (attempt through application of effort) · it adoperarsi (attempt through application of effort) · tr çabalamak (attempt through application of effort) · fa کوشش کردن (attempt through application of effort) · da bestræbe sig (attempt through application of effort) · fr tâcher (attempt through application of effort) · de (sich) bemühen (attempt through application of effort) · tr teşvik etmek (attempt through application of effort) · la nītor (attempt through application of effort) · es esforzarse (attempt through application of effort) · ru пыта́ться (attempt through application of effort) · mk насто́јува (attempt through application of effort) · cs namáhat se za (attempt through application of effort) · es empeñarse (attempt through application of effort) · el αποπειρώμαι (attempt through application of effort) · fr se dévouer à quelque chose (to work with purpose) · vi cố gắng (attempt through application of effort) · de bestreben (attempt through application of effort) · fr tâcher (to work with purpose) · hu igyekszik (attempt through application of effort) · ja 努力する (attempt through application of effort) · ro strădui (attempt through application of effort) · el προσπαθώ (attempt through application of effort) · nl nastreven (attempt through application of effort) · ota دكهمك (attempt through application of effort) · mi whakakoro (to work with purpose) · pl usiłować (attempt through application of effort) · bg опитвам се (attempt through application of effort) · bg предприема (to work with purpose) · pt tentar (attempt through application of effort) · tr çaba sarfetmek (attempt through application of effort) · ru прилага́ть уси́лия (attempt through application of effort) · es procurar (attempt through application of effort) · hi कोशिश करना (attempt through application of effort) · eo peni (attempt through application of effort)