to endeavor

Examples

• All

• But I assure you gentlemen, I shall endeavor to make your stay here as pleasant as possible.

  Lost Horizon (1973)

• Several music researchers have endeavored to create tools for measuring student progress.

  Academic text (2013)

• Today I believe I shall endeavor to find out exactly what happens when I remove heat.

• I'll endeavor to bear it in mind.

  Scaramouche (1952)

• We'll endeavor to make your evening as pleasant as possible.

  The Menu (2022)

• In the meantime, we must endeavor to piece together what happened here tonight.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I'll endeavor to help you, if that's what you wish.

  Jane Eyre (2011)

• The next U.S. president must endeavor to repair the resulting image problem by restoring unity in Washington.

  Academic text (2008)

• Educational researchers have endeavored to identify and understand the varied characteristics that make professional development meaningful.

  Academic text (2015)

• I will endeavor to improve my English skills this year.

Synonyms

T

to trying

vsto endeavor

∞ 1.0

To make an effort to do something

is the same idea but stresses earnestness rather than timing

P

to push

vsto endeavor

∞ 1.5

To try hard to achieve something, especially against difficulty

is a sincere effort that may be less forcefully driven

S

to struggle

vsto endeavor

∞ 2.8

To try very hard to do or deal with something difficult

is an earnest effort but does not always imply hardship

P

to pursue

vsto endeavor

877 3.5

To try to get something you want, like a job or a goal

is a focused earnest effort rather than a long ongoing chase

G

to go for

vsto endeavor

728 2.5

To try to get something you want by making an effort

is a more earnest and serious form of effort

S

to strive

vsto endeavor

192 3.7

To work very hard to reach a goal

is a general earnest effort without implying extreme intensity

T

to try for

vsto endeavor

127 3.1

Make a strong effort to get something you want

is a broader earnest effort not limited to gaining things

A

to aim for

vsto endeavor

112 2.8

To try to reach a goal

is a sincere effort that may be less goal directed

G

to go to great lengths

vsto endeavor

26 4.1

Try very hard to make something happen

is an earnest effort but not necessarily extreme or extreme sacrifice

B

to bid

vsto endeavor

14 2.9

To try to get an important job or position

is an earnest effort that does not always sound so formal

P

to put forth

vsto endeavor

11 4.1

To try hard to do something

is the inward idea of earnest effort rather than outward display

E

to essay

vsto endeavor

• Formal

2 7.7

To try something in a careful, experimental way

is a wholehearted, earnest effort rather than a tentative test

E

to extend oneself

vsto endeavor

1 6.9

To make a big effort beyond your usual limits

is an earnest effort that may not require surpassing limits

Antonyms

G

to give up

∞ 1.2

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

N

to neglect

189 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

How Hard

to toil

36 5.3

to struggle

∞ 2.8

to endeavor

• US

36 5.2

to strive

192 3.7

to try

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology