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endeavour (formal)

verb

  1. =  try, labour, attempt, aim, struggle, venture, undertake, essay, strive, aspire, have a go, go for it (informal), make an effort, have a shot (informal), have a crack (informal), take pains, bend over backwards (informal), do your best, go for broke (slang), bust a gut (informal), give it your best shot (informal), jump through hoops (informal), have a stab (informal), break your neck (informal), make an all-out effort (informal), knock yourself out (informal), do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) • I will endeavour to rectify the situation.

noun

  1. =  attempt, try, shot (informal), effort, trial, go (informal), aim, bid, crack (informal), venture, enterprise, undertaking, essay, stab (informal) • His first endeavours in the field were wedding films.

'endeavour' in Other Languages

  • British English: endeavour If you endeavour to do something, you try very hard to do it. VERBI will endeavour to arrange it.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tentar
  • Chinese: 努力
  • European Spanish: esforzarse
  • French: s'efforcer
  • German: sich bemühen
  • Italian: tentare
  • Japanese: 努力する
  • Korean: ~하려고 애쓰다
  • Portuguese: tentar
  • Spanish: esforzarse
  • British English: endeavour An endeavour is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original. NOUNHis first endeavours in the field were wedding films.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tentativa
  • Chinese: 尝试尝嘗试試
  • European Spanish: esfuerzo
  • French: tentative
  • German: Bemühung
  • Italian: tentativo
  • Japanese: 試み
  • Korean: 시도
  • Portuguese: tentativa
  • Spanish: esfuerzo

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