endeavour
/ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/noun, verb3 syllables
Endeavour means: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
Synonyms for endeavour6
What does endeavour 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 endeavour?14
four syllables
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Endeavour in a sentence
- Although the circumstances are difficult, we will endeavour to overcome them.sundown
- In any field of endeavour, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.Adelpa
- We will endeavour to finish the job by the end of the week.pigeonenglish
- If you endeavour, fate will favour you.gracehero
- His endeavours were crowned with success.sundown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of endeavour
as a noun
- plural
- endeavours
as a verb
- past tense
- endeavoured
- present participle
- endeavouring
- third-person singular
- endeavours