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endeavour
en·deav·our E0131400 (ĕn-dĕv′ər)n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of endeavor.endeavour (ɪnˈdɛvə) or endeavorvbto try (to do something)nan effort to do or attain something[C14: endeveren, from en-1 + -deveren from dever duty, from Old French deveir; see devoirs] enˈdeavourer, enˈdeavorer nendeavour
Past participle: endeavoured
Gerund: endeavouring
| Imperative |
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| endeavour | | endeavour |
| Present |
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| I endeavour | | you endeavour | | he/she/it endeavours | | we endeavour | | you endeavour | | they endeavour |
| Preterite |
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| I endeavoured | | you endeavoured | | he/she/it endeavoured | | we endeavoured | | you endeavoured | | they endeavoured |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am endeavouring | | you are endeavouring | | he/she/it is endeavouring | | we are endeavouring | | you are endeavouring | | they are endeavouring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have endeavoured | | you have endeavoured | | he/she/it has endeavoured | | we have endeavoured | | you have endeavoured | | they have endeavoured |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was endeavouring | | you were endeavouring | | he/she/it was endeavouring | | we were endeavouring | | you were endeavouring | | they were endeavouring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had endeavoured | | you had endeavoured | | he/she/it had endeavoured | | we had endeavoured | | you had endeavoured | | they had endeavoured |
| Future |
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| I will endeavour | | you will endeavour | | he/she/it will endeavour | | we will endeavour | | you will endeavour | | they will endeavour |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have endeavoured | | you will have endeavoured | | he/she/it will have endeavoured | | we will have endeavoured | | you will have endeavoured | | they will have endeavoured |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be endeavouring | | you will be endeavouring | | he/she/it will be endeavouring | | we will be endeavouring | | you will be endeavouring | | they will be endeavouring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been endeavouring | | you have been endeavouring | | he/she/it has been endeavouring | | we have been endeavouring | | you have been endeavouring | | they have been endeavouring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been endeavouring | | you will have been endeavouring | | he/she/it will have been endeavouring | | we will have been endeavouring | | you will have been endeavouring | | they will have been endeavouring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been endeavouring | | you had been endeavouring | | he/she/it had been endeavouring | | we had been endeavouring | | you had been endeavouring | | they had been endeavouring |
| Conditional |
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| I would endeavour | | you would endeavour | | he/she/it would endeavour | | we would endeavour | | you would endeavour | | they would endeavour |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have endeavoured | | you would have endeavoured | | he/she/it would have endeavoured | | we would have endeavoured | | you would have endeavoured | | they would have endeavoured |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | endeavour - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"endeavor, enterprisefraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket - an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profitforlorn hope - a hopeless or desperate enterpriseproject, 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, endeavorbatting - (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on basebest - 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 attemptforay - 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 endeavorpower 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 somethingstab, 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 gamenisus, pains, striving, strain - an effortful attempt to attain a goalstruggle, 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 corporationtrial, 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, strivestruggle - 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 somethingbuck - to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion" |
endeavour (Formal)verb1. 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.noun1. 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.Translationsendeavour (inˈdevə) (American) endeavor (inˈdevə(r)) verb to attempt; to try (to do something). He endeavoured to attract the waiter's attention. 盡力，竭力 尽力，竭力 noun an attempt. He succeeded in his endeavour to climb the Everest. 盡力，努力 尽力，努力 LegalSeeEndeavorendeavour
Synonyms for endeavourverb trySynonyms- try
- labour
- attempt
- aim
- struggle
- venture
- undertake
- essay
- strive
- aspire
- have a go
- go for it
- make an effort
- have a shot
- have a crack
- take pains
- bend over backwards
- do your best
- go for broke
- bust a gut
- give it your best shot
- jump through hoops
- have a stab
- break your neck
- make an all-out effort
- knock yourself out
- do your damnedest
- give it your all
- rupture yourself
noun attemptSynonyms- attempt
- try
- shot
- effort
- trial
- go
- aim
- bid
- crack
- venture
- enterprise
- undertaking
- essay
- stab
Synonyms for endeavournoun a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)SynonymsRelated Words- fraudulent scheme
- illegitimate enterprise
- racket
- forlorn hope
- project
- task
- undertaking
- labor
- business activity
- commercial activity
noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish somethingSynonymsRelated Words- batting
- best
- worst
- activity
- bid
- play
- fling
- go
- offer
- whirl
- crack
- pass
- essay
- foray
- contribution
- share
- part
- liberation
- mug's game
- power play
- squeeze play
- squeeze
- seeking
- stab
- shot
- nisus
- pains
- striving
- strain
- struggle
- battle
- takeover attempt
- trial
- run
- test
verb attempt by employing effortSynonymsRelated Words- struggle
- attempt
- essay
- try
- assay
- seek
- be at pains
- take pains
- buck
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