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/ |
- 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’.
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