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endeavor
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Endeavor
n.
village in Wisconsin (U.S.A.); Space Shuttle Endeavour, 5th and most complex final operational NASA space shuttle that was built
endeavor
v.
attempt, try hard, make an effort to achieve a goal
n.
effort, attempt
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Endeavour
Endeavour or endeavor may refer to:
Organisations
- Endeavor (non-profit), a non-profit organization based in New York City, New York
- Endeavour (organisation), a non-profit organisation in Queensland, Australia
- Endeavors, a rock band from Montreal, Canada
- Christian Endeavor International, a nondenominational evangelical society
- Endeavour Energy, a state owned electricity infrastructure company in Australia
- Endeavour Radio, a community radio station for Boston, Lincolnshire
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endeavor
Noun
1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
(synonym) enterprise, endeavour
(hypernym) undertaking, project, task, labor
(hyponym) racket, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise
(derivation) endeavour, strive
2. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
(synonym) attempt, effort, endeavour, try
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) batting
(derivation) endeavour, strive
Verb
1. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
(synonym) endeavour, strive
(hypernym) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
(hyponym) struggle
(derivation) attempt, effort, endeavour, try
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Endeavor
(v. t.)
To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt.
To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt.
(v. i.)
To exert one's self; to work for a certain end.
To exert one's self; to work for a certain end.
(n.)
An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt; an effort; a trial.
An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt; an effort; a trial.
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endeavor
Synonyms and related words:
accept, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action, address, adventure, aim, aim to, apply, approach, aspire, assay, assume, attack, attempt, attempt to, be determined, bid, blow, buckle down, buckle to, coup, crack, dare to, dealings, deed, determine, doing, doings, effort, elbow grease, embark in, embark upon, energy, engage in, enter on, enter upon, enterprise, essay, exertion, experiment, exploit, fait accompli, fall into, fall to, feat, fling, gambit, gest, get under way, go, go about, go all out, go at, go in for, go into, go upon, hand, handiwork, hard pull, hassle, have at, hump, hump it, intend, job, knuckle down, labor, launch forth, launch into, lay about, lay to, lick, long pull, make an effort, maneuver, measure, might and main, move, move into, muscle, nerve and sinew, offer, operation, overt act, pains, passage, performance, pitch into, plunge into, ply the oar, pretend to, proceed to, proceeding, production, purpose, push, res gestae, resolve, seek, seek to, set about, set at, set forward, set going, set to, shot, spare no effort, stab, step, strain, strive, strive to, striving, stroke, strong bid, struggle, study, study to, stunt, sweat, sweat blood, tackle, take on, take up, tentative, thing, thing done, toil, tour de force, transaction, travail, trial, trial and error, trouble, try, try and, try to, turn, turn to, undertake, undertaking, venture, venture to, venture upon, whack, work, works
accept, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action, address, adventure, aim, aim to, apply, approach, aspire, assay, assume, attack, attempt, attempt to, be determined, bid, blow, buckle down, buckle to, coup, crack, dare to, dealings, deed, determine, doing, doings, effort, elbow grease, embark in, embark upon, energy, engage in, enter on, enter upon, enterprise, essay, exertion, experiment, exploit, fait accompli, fall into, fall to, feat, fling, gambit, gest, get under way, go, go about, go all out, go at, go in for, go into, go upon, hand, handiwork, hard pull, hassle, have at, hump, hump it, intend, job, knuckle down, labor, launch forth, launch into, lay about, lay to, lick, long pull, make an effort, maneuver, measure, might and main, move, move into, muscle, nerve and sinew, offer, operation, overt act, pains, passage, performance, pitch into, plunge into, ply the oar, pretend to, proceed to, proceeding, production, purpose, push, res gestae, resolve, seek, seek to, set about, set at, set forward, set going, set to, shot, spare no effort, stab, step, strain, strive, strive to, striving, stroke, strong bid, struggle, study, study to, stunt, sweat, sweat blood, tackle, take on, take up, tentative, thing, thing done, toil, tour de force, transaction, travail, trial, trial and error, trouble, try, try and, try to, turn, turn to, undertake, undertaking, venture, venture to, venture upon, whack, work, works
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