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endeavour



I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
Auguste was endeavouring to be both detective and maîtred'hôtel for the matter of tea, torn as usual by twin loves.
It is very important that the two partners endeavour to: Agree on discipline.
Joan opened it, endeavouring to appear calm.
Other churches have endeavoured to build effective congregational structures to express both homogeneity and heterogeneity.
The management control process should endeavour to measure whether predetermined goals are being achieved.
They endeavoured, on a number of levels, to make themselves more accountable than previous Labour councils had been.
We will endeavour to sell your items for you.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
human
For most of the century Mount Everest had been the ultimate symbol of human endeavour.
But I have never heard him confess his unworthiness in this field of human endeavour.
In all fields of human endeavour there are opportunities for this seeing of great visions.
They would be the outcome of human endeavour, and subject to human control.
scientific
Any form of scientific endeavour must attempt to transcend its time and place to sustain an independent, doubting stance.
For them pollution control work is a scientific endeavour.
But the records of this branch of scientific endeavour date back 7000 years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
And they were eventually rewarded for their endeavour and spirit with a cracking goal.
Attitudes were formed as much in shared leisure as by individual endeavour.
Have you faced his challenges to great endeavour?
It was no accident that this was a major area of feminist endeavour.
Pride of place in this endeavour was given to systematic and properly grounded empirical investigation.
She preferred laughter and skylarks to solid endeavour and while she could be noisy she shied away from being the centre of attention.
They suspected they would gain little from this particular endeavour, but anything that supplemented their income was worthwhile.
Yet here is a dark continent on our own doorstep, crying out for missionary endeavour.

endeavour

I. endeavour1 British English, endeavor American English /ɪnˈdevə $ -ər/ verb [INTRANSITIVE]
[date : 1400-1500; Origin : dever 'duty' (13-17 centuries), from Old French deveir]
formal to try very hard
endeavour to do something
  ▪ We always endeavor to please our customers.
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THESAURUS
try to take action in order to do something that you may not be able to do :
  ▪ I tried to explain what was wrong.
  ▪ He tries hard in class, but he’s finding the work difficult.
attempt to try to do something, especially something difficult. Attempt is more formal than try and is used especially in written English :
  ▪ Any prisoner who attempts to escape will be shot.
  ▪ He was attempting to climb one of the world’s highest mountains.
do your best to try as hard as you can to do something :
  ▪ We will do our best to help them.
make an effort to do something to try to do something, when you find this difficult :
  ▪ It is worth making an effort to master these skills.
  ▪ She made a big effort to be nice to him.
struggle to try very hard to do something that is very difficult, especially for a long time :
  ▪ She’s still struggling to give up smoking.
  ▪ Many of these families are struggling to survive.
strive formal to try very hard to achieve something :
  ▪ The company must constantly strive for greater efficiency.
endeavour British English, endeavor American English /ɪnˈdevə $ -ər/ formal to try hard to do something :
  ▪ Each employee shall endeavour to provide customers with the best service possible.
have a go/try informal to try to do something, especially when you are not sure that you will succeed :
  ▪ I’m not very good at fixing taps, but I’ll have a go.
  ▪ Do you want to have another try?
see if you can do something spoken to try to do something – used when offering to do something, or suggesting that someone should do something :
  ▪ I’ll see if I can get you a ticket.
  ▪ See if you can persuade her to come.

II. endeavour2 British English, endeavor American English noun
[UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]
formal an attempt to do something new or difficult
scientific/creative etc endeavour
  ▪ an outstanding example of human endeavor
endeavour to do something
  ▪ They made every endeavour to find the two boys.
  ▪ Despite our best endeavours, we couldn’t start the car.

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