endeavour
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ər verb (used without object)
1.
to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive: We must constantly endeavor if we are to succeed.
verb (used with object)
2.
to attempt; try: He endeavors to keep things neat in his apartment.
3.
Archaic. to attempt to achieve or gain.
noun
4.
a strenuous effort; attempt.
Also, especially British, en·deav·our.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English endeveren, from the phrase putten in devoir to make an effort, assume responsibility; compare Anglo-French se mettre en deveir. See en-1, devoir
1350–1400; Middle English endeveren, from the phrase putten in devoir to make an effort, assume responsibility; compare Anglo-French se mettre en deveir. See en-1, devoir
Related forms
en·deav·or·er; especially British, en·deav·our·er, noun
pre·en·deav·or, noun
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endeavour or endeavor (ɪnˈdɛvə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to try (to do something) |
| —n | |
| 2. | an effort to do or attain something |
| [C14: endeveren, from | |
| endeavor or endeavor | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C14: endeveren, from | |
| en'deavourer or endeavor | |
| —n | |
| en'deavorer or endeavor | |
| —n | |
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| endeavour or endeavor (ɪnˈdɛvə) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to try (to do something) |
| —n | |
| 2. | an effort to do or attain something |
| [C14: endeveren, from | |
| endeavor or endeavor | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C14: endeveren, from | |
| en'deavourer or endeavor | |
| —n | |
| en'deavorer or endeavor | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
endeavor
early 15c., lit. "in duty," from phrase put (oneself) in dever "make it one's duty" (a partial translation of O.Fr. mettre en deveir "put in duty"), from O.Fr. dever "duty," from L. debere "to owe" (see debt). One's endeavors meaning one's "utmost effort" is from late 15c.
Related: Endeavored; endeavoring.
endeavour
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Example sentences
They endeavour to find objections, both to our abstract reasonings, and to those which regard matter of fact and existence.
It is the moment in a campaign when, for the lack of application and clear thinking, the endeavour is in danger of slipping away.
For him, education at every level is a joint endeavour between the citizens of a state.
But, and it is a big but, there will be something exceedingly normal about the whole endeavour.
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