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to endeavor

to endeavor

32 5.2
To try hard to do something, especially when it is difficult
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdɛvər/
  • US
translation icon : esforzarse por
  • Well, we'll endeavor to do better next time, sir.
  • endeavor to keep
  • endeavor to build
  • endeavor to establish

I see myself in a chain of people endeavoring to do that.

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Examples

  • 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

to pursue
vsto endeavor
∞ 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
to struggle
vsto endeavor
851 2.8

To try very hard to do or deal with something difficult

is an earnest effort but does not always imply hardship
to push
vsto endeavor
731 1.5

To try hard to achieve something, especially against difficulty

is a sincere effort that may be less forcefully driven
to go for
vsto endeavor
272 2.5

To try to get something you want by making an effort

is a more earnest and serious form of effort
to strive
vsto endeavor
156 3.7

To work very hard to reach a goal

is a general earnest effort without implying extreme intensity
to aim for
vsto endeavor
79 2.8

To try to reach a goal

is a sincere effort that may be less goal directed
to try for
vsto endeavor
76 3.1

Make a strong effort to get something you want

is a broader earnest effort not limited to gaining things
to put forth
vsto endeavor
45 4.1

To try hard to do something

is the inward idea of earnest effort rather than outward display
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
to bid
vsto endeavor
23 2.9

To try to get an important job or position

is an earnest effort that does not always sound so formal
to essay
vsto endeavor
  • Formal
1 7.7

To try something in a careful, experimental way

is a wholehearted, earnest effort rather than a tentative test
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
to trying
vsto endeavor
1.0

To make an effort to do something

is the same idea but stresses earnestness rather than timing

Antonyms

to give up
∞ 1.2

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

How Hard

to toil
35 5.3
to struggle
851 2.8
to endeavor
  • US
32 5.2
to strive
156 3.7
to try
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

endeavor infinitive
endeavour infinitive
endeavored past
endeavoured past
endeavored past participle
endeavoured past participle
endeavoring present participle
endeavouring present participle
endeavors third person singular
endeavours third person singular

Etymology

Endeavor as a verb comes from Old French endevoir and Latin debere 'to owe', where it meant to treat something as your 'duty'. So to endeavor is to try hard to do something, as if you must or owe it.