English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] The verb is from Middle English endeveren ( “ to make an effort ” ) ; the noun is from Middle English endevour Endeveren (putten) in dever ( “ (to put oneself) in duty ” ) , from in dever ( “ duty ” ) , partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) ( “ (to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do) ” ) (from Old French devoir deveir ( “ duty ” ) ).
Pronunciation [ edit ] endeavor (plural endeavors ( American spelling )
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity. Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] a sincere attempt
American Sign Language: A@NearInsideChesthigh-PalmAcross-A@NearInsideChesthigh-PalmAcross A@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-A@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown
Armenian: ճիգ (hy) ( čig ) , ջանք (hy) ( ǰankʿ )
Bulgarian: усилие (bg) n ( usilie ) , старание (bg) n ( staranie )
Catalan: esforç (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 努力 (zh) ( nǔlì ) , 使命 (zh) ( shiming )
Czech: úsilí (cs) n snaha (cs) f
Danish: stræben
Dutch: inspanning (nl) , ijveren (nl) n poging (nl)
Finnish: yritys (fi) , ponnistus (fi) , pyrkimys (fi)
French: effort (fr) m
Galician: fosallo m femeza f lideira f retesía f
German: Bemühung (de) f Bestreben (de) n
Greek: προσπάθεια (el) f ( prospátheia )
Hebrew: (please verify ) ניסיון، מאמץ، להשתדל
Hindi: प्रयत्न (hi) m ( prayatna ) , कोशिश (hi) f ( kośiś ) , प्रयास (hi) m ( prayās ) , प्रयत्न (hi) m ( prayatna ) , जतन (hi) m ( jatan )
Hungarian: igyekezet (hu)
Italian: tentativo (it) m impegno (it) , sforzo (it) m
Japanese: 努力 (ja) ( どりょく, doryoku )
Khmer: ការខំប្រឹងខ្នះខ្នែង ( kaa kʰɑm prəng knah knaeng )
Macedonian: о́бид m ( óbid ) , по́тфат m ( pótfat ) , на́пор m ( nápor ) , обиду́вање n ( obidúvanje ) , настоју́вање n ( nastojúvanje )
Malay: usaha ikhtiar
Occitan: esfòrç (oc) m
Ottoman Turkish: صاواش ( savaş )
Persian: کوشش (fa) ( kušeš )
Polish: dążenie (pl) n próba (pl) f usiłowanie (pl) n
Portuguese: tentativa (pt) f empreitada f
Romanian: tentativă (ro) f strădanie (ro)
Russian: попы́тка (ru) f ( popýtka ) , стара́ние (ru) n ( staránije ) , уси́лие (ru) n ( usílije ) , стремле́ние (ru) n ( stremlénije )
Scottish Gaelic: iomairt f
Slovak: úsilie (sk) n snaha (sk) f
Spanish: tentativa (es) f esfuerzo (es) m empeño (es) m
Swedish: sträva (sv)
Ukrainian: намага́ння (uk) n ( namahánnja )
Welsh: ymdrech (cy)
enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity
Arabic: مُحَاوَلَة m ( muḥāwala ) , غَايَة m ( ḡāya )
Catalan: esforç (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 企业 (zh) ( qǐyè ) , 事業 ／ 事业 (zh) ( shìyè )
Czech: snaha (cs) f
Danish: bestræbelse
Dutch: ( en ) inspanning (nl) , moeite (nl) , streven (nl) n
Finnish: yritys (fi) , pyrkimys (fi)
French: effort (fr) m entreprise (fr) f
Galician: laboura f auso m angueira f barileza f afouteza f
German: Unternehmen (de) n Unterfangen (de) n
Greek: απόπειρα (el) f ( apópeira )
Italian: impresa (it) f impegno (it) m
Japanese: 事業 (ja) ( じぎょう, jigyō )
Khmer: សហគ្រាស (km) ( sa’ha’krieh )
Macedonian: претприја́тие n ( pretprijátie )
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: przedsięwzięcie (pl) n
Portuguese: esforço (pt) m empenho (pt) m
Romanian: strădanie (ro)
Russian: предприя́тие (ru) n ( predprijátije )
Scottish Gaelic: iomairt f
Slovak: úloha f podujatie n
Spanish: empresa (es) f empeño (es) m persistente (es)
Translations to be checked
endeavor (third-person singular simple present endeavors present participle endeavoring simple past and past participle endeavored ( American spelling )
( obsolete ) To exert oneself. [15th–17th c.] ( intransitive ) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.] ( obsolete , transitive ) To attempt (something). [16th–17th c.] To work with purpose.
2012 American Scientist [1] 100 , number 2, archived from the original on 13 February 2012 , page 162 :He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
Synonyms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] attempt through application of effort
American Sign Language: A@NearInsideChesthigh-PalmAcross-A@NearInsideChesthigh-PalmAcross A@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-A@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown
Bulgarian: опитвам се ( opitvam se ) , старая се ( staraja se )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 努力 (zh) ( nǔlì )
Czech: usilovat o snažit se o namáhat se za
Danish: bestræbe sig
Dutch: zich beijveren , proberen (nl) , nastreven (nl)
Esperanto: peni (eo)
Finnish: ponnistella (fi) , yrittää (fi) , pyrkiä (fi)
French: tenter (fr) , s’efforcer , tâcher (fr)
German: anstrengen (de) , (sich) bemühen , bestreben (de)
Greek: προσπαθώ (el) ( prospathó ) , πασχίζω (el) ( paschízo ) , αποπειρώμαι (el) ( apopeirómai )
Hindi: प्रयास करना ( prayās karnā ) , कोशिश करना ( kośiś karnā )
Hungarian: igyekszik (hu)
Italian: tentare (it) , sforzarsi (it) , adoperarsi (it)
Japanese: 努力する ( どりょくする, doryokusuru ) , 努力する (ja) ( どりょくする, doryoku suru )
Kazakh: ыждағат ету ( yjdağat etu )
Latin: mōlior nītor (la)
Macedonian: се оби́дува ( se obíduva ) , насто́јува ( nastójuva )
Maori: whakakoro
Persian: کوشش کردن (fa) ( kušeš kardan )
Polish: usiłować (pl) , starać się (pl)
Portuguese: tentar (pt)
Romanian: strădui (ro)
Russian: пыта́ться (ru) impf ( pytátʹsja ) , стара́ться (ru) impf ( starátʹsja ) , прилага́ть уси́лия impf ( prilagátʹ usílija )
Spanish: procurar (es) , esforzar (es)
Turkish: gayret etmek (tr) , ( law ) teşvik etmek (tr) , çabalamak (tr) , çaba sarfetmek uğraş göstermek
Vietnamese: cố gắng (vi)
Translations to be checked
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