endeavor

English

Alternative forms

• endeavour (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English endevour, from endeveren (“to make an effort”), from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”): in + dever (“duty”) (from Old French deveir, devoir (“duty”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɛnˈdɛvɝ/
• (US) IPA: /ɪnˈdɛvɝ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛvə(r)

Noun

endeavor (plural endeavors)

1. A sincere attempt. A determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal.
2. Enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity.

Translations

A sincere attempt

Czech: úsilí (cs) n. Finnish: yritys, pyrkimys, ponnistus German: Bemühung (de) f. Hebrew: ניסיון، מאמץ، להשתדל

Japanese: 努力(どりょく, doryoku) Russian: Попытка (ru) f. Spanish: esfuerzo (es) m., empeño (es) m.

Enterprise

Czech: snaha (cs) f. Finnish: yritys (fi)

Slovak: úloha (sk) f., podujatie (sk) n. Spanish: empresa (es) f., empeño (es) m.

Verb

endeavor (third-person singular simple present endeavors, present participle endeavoring, simple past and past participle endeavored)

1. To attempt through application of effort.
2. To work with purpose.

Translations

To attempt through application of effort

Chinese: Mandarin: 努力 (zh) (nǔlì) Czech: usilovat o (cs), snažit se o (cs), namáhat se za (cs) Finnish: pyrkiä (fi), yrittää (fi) German: anstrengen (de), bemühen (de), bestreben (de) Italian: tentare (it)

Japanese: 努力する(どりょくする, doryokusuru) Russian: Пытаться (ru), стараться (ru) Spanish: emprender (es), esforzarse (es) Turkish: gayret etmek (tr), (law) teşvik etmek (tr) (teşvīk etmek), çabalamak (tr), çaba sarfetmek (tr), uğraş göstermek (tr)

To work with purpose

Czech: přičinit se za (cs) French: se dévouer à quelque chose

Spanish: empeñarse (es)

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Spanish: procurar (es)