English noun: endeavour | |||
1. | endeavour (act) a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) | ||
Samples | He had doubts about the whole enterprise. | ||
Synonyms | endeavor, enterprise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | labor, project, task, undertaking | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | business activity, commercial activity, forlorn hope, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket | ||
2. | endeavour (act) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | ||
Samples | Made an effort to cover all the reading material. Wished him luck in his endeavor. She gave it a good try. | ||
Synonyms | attempt, effort, endeavor, try | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | batting, battle, best, bid, contribution, crack, essay, fling, foray, go, liberation, mug's game, nisus, offer, pains, part, pass, play, power play, run, seeking, share, shot, shot, squeeze, squeeze play, stab, strain, striving, struggle, takeover attempt, test, test, trial, trial, whirl, worst | ||
English verb: endeavour | |||
1. | endeavour (social) attempt by employing effort | ||
Samples | We endeavor to make our customers happy. | ||
Synonyms | endeavor, strive | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | be at pains, buck, struggle, take pains | ||