Noun: endeavour in'de-vu(r) or en'de-vu(r) Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: endeavor)
- A purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
"he had doubts about the whole endeavour"; - enterprise, endeavor [US] - Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
"wished him luck in his endeavour"; "made an endeavour to cover all the reading material"; - attempt, effort, endeavor [US], try Verb: endeavour in'de-vu(r) or en'de-vu(r) Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: endeavor)
- Attempt by employing effort
"we endeavour to make our customers happy"; - endeavor [US], strive
Derived forms: endeavoured, endeavouring, endeavours Type of: activity, assay, attempt, essay, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], project, seek, task, try, undertaking Encyclopedia: Endeavour Endeavour, Saskatchewan Endeavour, Trinidad and Tobago |