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Definition of endeavour verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

endeavour

verb
 
/ɪnˈdevə(r)/
 
/ɪnˈdevər/
(also endeavor)
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they endeavour
 
/ɪnˈdevə(r)/
 
/ɪnˈdevər/
he / she / it endeavours
 
/ɪnˈdevəz/
 
/ɪnˈdevərz/
past simple endeavoured
 
/ɪnˈdevəd/
 
/ɪnˈdevərd/
past participle endeavoured
 
/ɪnˈdevəd/
 
/ɪnˈdevərd/
-ing form endeavouring
 
/ɪnˈdevərɪŋ/
 
/ɪnˈdevərɪŋ/
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  1. endeavour to do something to try very hard to do something synonym strive
    • I will endeavour to do my best for my country.
    • He endeavoured in vain to escape the situation.
    • The buyer should always endeavour to negotiate terms.
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘exert oneself’): from the phrase put oneself in devoir ‘do one's utmost’.
See endeavour in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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