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endeavor

/ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/noun, verb3 syllables

Endeavor means: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.

Synonyms for endeavor12

noun, as in earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

attempt, effort, endeavour, try

noun, as in a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

enterprise, endeavour

verb, as in attempt by employing effort

endeavour, strive

also used for endeavor

pursuit, undertaking, activity, doings, pursuance, venture

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What does endeavor mean?3

noun

1

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something“made an effort to cover all the reading material”

2

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)“he had doubts about the whole enterprise”

verb

1

attempt by employing effort“we endeavor to make our customers happy”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with endeavor?14

two syllables

neverevercleverleversever

three syllables

howeverwhateverforeverwheneverwhoeverwhereverwhicheverwhomever

four syllables

whatsoever
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Endeavor in a sentence

  • I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.Scott
  • To me, computer programming is an interesting endeavor.slyfin
  • She always plays big, never settling for mediocrity in her endeavors.LoverofEnglish
  • Dieting takes up so much human endeavor with so little to show for it.unknown
  • He made an endeavor to improve the situation.unknown
  • Endeavor to reach your objectives and do not succumb to failures.Eldad
  • We wish him all success in his future endeavor.Spamster
  • Self-confidence is the principal element of any great endeavor.FeuDRenais2

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of endeavor

as a noun

plural
endeavors

as a verb

past tense
endeavored
present participle
endeavoring
third-person singular
endeavors
past participle
endeavored