endeavor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \in-ˈde-vər\
- /enˈdev.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \in-ˈde-vər\

Definitions of endeavor word

noun endeavor Try hard to do or achieve something. 1
noun endeavor attempt, effort 1
intransitive verb endeavor try 1
transitive verb endeavor If you endeavor to do something, you try very hard to do it. 0
variable noun endeavor An endeavor is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original. 0
intransitive verb endeavor to make an earnest attempt; strive 0

See all 14 definitions of endeavor

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Parts of speech for Endeavor

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Endeavor

endeavor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for endeavor

noun endeavor

attempt — If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
effort — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.

verb endeavor

strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
undertake — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
aspire — If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.

All 64 Synonyms of endeavor

Antonyms for endeavor

noun endeavor

idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
passivity — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
pastime — something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.

verb endeavor

neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

All 20 Antonyms of endeavor

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