endeavour
noun /ɪnˈdevə(r)/
/ɪnˈdevər/
(also endeavor)
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult
- There have been great advances in the field of scientific endeavour.
- endeavour to do something Please make every endeavour to arrive on time.
- The manager is expected to use his or her best endeavours to promote the artist's career.
- in an endeavour to do something The public bombarded the company with complaints in an endeavour to have the price increases revoked.
Extra Examples- Enthusiasm is a vital ingredient in all human endeavour.
- He has the ability to achieve success in whatever field of endeavour he should choose.
- In an endeavour to improve the service, they introduced free parking.
- Learning a foreign language well can be a lifelong endeavour.
- She always encourages her children in their artistic endeavours.
- We will make every endeavour to obtain sufficient supplies.
- We wish her every success in this endeavour.
- You must make an endeavour to work harder.
- the government's honest endeavours to improve the lives of the poor
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- collaborative
- collective
- cooperative
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- make
- pursue
- undertake
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- in an endeavour
- your best endeavours
- a field of endeavour
- make every endeavour
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘exert oneself’): from the phrase put oneself in devoir ‘do one's utmost’.