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endeavor

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verb

en·​deav·​or in-ˈde-vər How to pronounce endeavor (audio)
endeavored; endeavoring in-ˈde-v(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce endeavor (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to attempt (something, such as the fulfillment of an obligation) by exertion of effort
endeavors to finish the race
2
archaic : to strive to achieve or reach

intransitive verb

: to work with set purpose

endeavor

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noun

1
: serious determined effort
2
: activity directed toward a goal : enterprise
fields of endeavor

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for endeavor

attempt, try, endeavor, essay, strive mean to make an effort to accomplish an end.

attempt stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort.

will attempt to photograph the rare bird

try is often close to attempt but may stress effort or experiment made in the hope of testing or proving something.

tried to determine which was the better procedure

endeavor heightens the implications of exertion and difficulty.

endeavored to find crash survivors in the mountains

essay implies difficulty but also suggests tentative trying or experimenting.

will essay a dramatic role for the first time

strive implies great exertion against great difficulty and specifically suggests persistent effort.

continues to strive for peace

Example Sentences

Verb As urbanization advanced, it swept away the distinctive physical and social characteristics of the culture of the past, substituting undifferentiated built environments and standardized patterns of dress and behavior. Hand-camera users endeavored to reaffirm individuality and arrest time in the face of the encroaching depersonalization of existence. Naomi Rosenblum, A World History of Photography, 1989 At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes humanity the most destructive and creative of species. Paul Johnson, New York Times Book Review, 7 Apr. 1985 The school endeavors to teach students to be good citizens. They endeavored to create a government that truly serves its people. Noun Sgt. Pepper was our grandest endeavor. Ringo Starr, in The Beatles Anthology, 2000 Science has traditionally accepted the smartest students, the most committed and self-sacrificing researchers, and the cleanest money—that is, money with the fewest political strings attached. In both theory and practice, science in this century has been perceived as a noble endeavor. Science, 13 Feb. 1998 The miraculous thing I have to report, a secret so precious I hesitate to share it, is how docilely and utterly the critic in one goes to sleep when a creative endeavor is afoot. John Updike, New York Times Book Review, 21 June 1987 His endeavors have gone unrewarded. She is involved in several artistic endeavors. Technology is the fastest-changing area of human endeavor. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The world was full of people just like her, people desperate to understand the rules that everyone else follows, who endeavor to pass as members of the human species. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 Venture capital and private equity firms have a financial duty to their investors to endeavor to maximize returns, and yet these same firms are continuously ignoring the holy grail of investment. Suraj Gupta, Forbes, 26 May 2022 An alternative would be to accept the reality of this new authoritarian axis and endeavor to protect Western democracies from it. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2022 Tim Smeeding, a distinguished economics and public policy professor at UW-Madison, is part of a National Aacademy of Sciences endeavor to study income, wealth and consumption statistics for policy and research purposes. Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2022 This is the type of thing that a functional modern society should endeavor to provide to its members, regardless of individual ability to pay. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022 The work completed on the F-35 will help keep the United States in the lead as warfighters endeavor to bring other platforms—friendly aircraft, networked UAVs, attritable drones and other warfighting networks—together. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 The documents are part of the back-and-forth that occurs over many months as corporations endeavor to convince the government not to file charges. San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2022 On one side, participants endeavor to dismantle a city and kill the occupants. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022
Noun
The optionality a streaming service, backed by the powers of an e-commerce giant, adds a creative aspect to the endeavor. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 Even though finding the most outstanding hot tools to come out this year might seem like a lofty goal, the Allure team dedicated months to the endeavor — and succeeded. Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022 What better ally to have in that endeavor than the 198,000 members of the DAR? Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 Movie theaters, broadcast TV, basic cable TV — as many folks as possible should be exposed to this noble endeavor, but by offering access only on Disney+, the producers are putting severe limits on its impact. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 Our history can be an enormous resource in that endeavor. WSJ, 2 June 2022 Guided by an idiosyncratic totem, in Miky Lee, CJ ENM has succeeded in that endeavor by trusting auteurs and attuning itself to the high standards demanded by Korean local audiences. Patrick Frater, Variety, 29 May 2022 But even a philosopher-coach like Mastroeni knows that culture will only go so far in that endeavor. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 May 2022 But finding and dispatching hostile submarines is the most demanding challenge, and P-8 currently defines the state of the art in that endeavor. Loren Thompson, Forbes, 5 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English endeveren to exert oneself, from en- + dever duty — more at devoir

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of endeavor was in the 15th century

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