endeavor

en·deav·or

E0131400 (ĕn-dĕv′ər)n.1. A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.2. Purposeful or industrious activity; enterprise.v. en·deav·ored, en·deav·or·ing, en·deav·ors v.tr. To attempt (fulfillment of a responsibility or an obligation, for example) by employment or expenditure of effort: endeavored to improve the quality of life in the inner city.v.intr. To work with a set or specified goal or purpose.

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[Middle English endevour, from endeveren, to make an effort, from (putten) in dever, (to put oneself) in duty, make it one's duty : in, in; see in¹ + dever, duty (from Old French deveir, devoir, duty; see devoir).]

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en·deav′or·er n.

en•deav•or

(ɛnˈdɛv ər)

v.i. 1. to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive. v.t. 2. to attempt earnestly; try: to endeavor to succeed. 3. Archaic. to attempt to achieve or gain. n. 4. a strenuous effort; attempt. Also, esp. Brit.,en•deav′our.[1350–1400; Middle English, from the phrase putten in devoir to make an effort, assume responsibility; compare Anglo-French se mettre en deveir. See en-¹, devoir]en•deav′or•er, n. syn: See effort.

endeavor

Past participle: endeavored
Gerund: endeavoring

Imperative
endeavor
endeavor

Present
I endeavor
you endeavor
he/she/it endeavors
we endeavor
you endeavor
they endeavor

Preterite
I endeavored
you endeavored
he/she/it endeavored
we endeavored
you endeavored
they endeavored

Present Continuous
I am endeavoring
you are endeavoring
he/she/it is endeavoring
we are endeavoring
you are endeavoring
they are endeavoring

Present Perfect
I have endeavored
you have endeavored
he/she/it has endeavored
we have endeavored
you have endeavored
they have endeavored

Past Continuous
I was endeavoring
you were endeavoring
he/she/it was endeavoring
we were endeavoring
you were endeavoring
they were endeavoring

Past Perfect
I had endeavored
you had endeavored
he/she/it had endeavored
we had endeavored
you had endeavored
they had endeavored

Future
I will endeavor
you will endeavor
he/she/it will endeavor
we will endeavor
you will endeavor
they will endeavor

Future Perfect
I will have endeavored
you will have endeavored
he/she/it will have endeavored
we will have endeavored
you will have endeavored
they will have endeavored

Future Continuous
I will be endeavoring
you will be endeavoring
he/she/it will be endeavoring
we will be endeavoring
you will be endeavoring
they will be endeavoring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been endeavoring
you have been endeavoring
he/she/it has been endeavoring
we have been endeavoring
you have been endeavoring
they have been endeavoring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been endeavoring
you will have been endeavoring
he/she/it will have been endeavoring
we will have been endeavoring
you will have been endeavoring
they will have been endeavoring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been endeavoring
you had been endeavoring
he/she/it had been endeavoring
we had been endeavoring
you had been endeavoring
they had been endeavoring

Conditional
I would endeavor
you would endeavor
he/she/it would endeavor
we would endeavor
you would endeavor
they would endeavor

Past Conditional
I would have endeavored
you would have endeavored
he/she/it would have endeavored
we would have endeavored
you would have endeavored
they would have endeavored

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	endeavor - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"endeavour, 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.	endeavor - 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, endeavourbatting - (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.	endeavor - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"endeavour, 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"

endeavor

noun1. A trying to do or make something:attempt, crack, effort, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try.Informal: shot.Slang: take.Archaic: assay.2. The use of energy to do something:effort, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain, striving, struggle, trouble, while.Informal: elbow grease.verbTo make an attempt to do or make:assay, attempt, essay, seek, strive, try.Idioms: have a go at, have a shot at, have a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at.

Translations

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endeavour

(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