endeavor
pronunciation
How to pronounce endeavor in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdɛvə]
How to pronounce endeavor in American English:
US [ɪnˈdɛvər]
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- Noun:
- a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
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- Verb:
- attempt by employing effort
Word Origin
- endeavor (n.)
- early 15c., "pains taken to attain an object," literally "in duty," from phrase put (oneself) in dever "make it one's duty" (a partial translation of Old French mettre en deveir "put in duty"), from Old French dever "duty," from Latin debere "to owe" (see debt). One's endeavors meaning one's "utmost effort" is from late 15c.
- endeavor (v.)
- c. 1400, from phrase put in dever (see endeavor (n.)). Related: Endeavored; endeavoring.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The sick man did not endeavor to get better .
- 2. I consider even a victorious war as an evil from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations
- 3. Looking back , many are evaluating whether the endeavor was worth it .
- 4. Eagle hopes the next endeavor will be .
- 5. This is a multiyear endeavor that must be done primarily through innovation , not legislation .