Endeavour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛndˈɛvɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dwˈɔːfɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dwˈɔːfɪʃ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛndˈɛvɚɹ/.

Examples

he had doubts about the whole enterprise
made an effort to cover all the reading material
wished him luck in his endeavor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

endeavor strive attempt enterprise try effort

Parts of Speech

noun	a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) “he had doubts about the whole enterprise”
noun	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something “made an effort to cover all the reading material”
verb	attempt by employing effort “we endeavor to make our customers happy”

Word Forms

enterpriser	noun	someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
endeavor	verb	attempt by employing effort
endeavour	verb	attempt by employing effort
attempt	verb	make an effort or attempt
try	verb	make an effort or attempt
endeavor	noun	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
endeavour	noun	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
striving	noun	an effortful attempt to attain a goal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bemühen

ein zielstrebiges oder fleißiges Unterfangen (insbesondere eines, das Anstrengung oder Mut erfordert)

🇫🇷French

effort

une entreprise déterminée ou industrieuse (en particulier celle qui nécessite des efforts ou de l'audace)

🇪🇸Spanish

empeño

una empresa decidida o laboriosa (especialmente una que requiere esfuerzo o audacia)

🇮🇹Italian

cercare di sforzarsi

un'impresa mirata o laboriosa (specialmente quella che richiede sforzo o audacia)

🇳🇱Dutch

avontuur

een doelbewuste of ijverige onderneming (vooral een onderneming die inspanning of durf vereist)

🇵🇹Portuguese

empreendimento

um empreendimento proposital ou diligente (especialmente aquele que requer esforço ou ousadia)

🇷🇺Russian

стараться

целенаправленное или трудолюбивое предприятие (особенно требующее усилий или смелости)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रयास

एक उद्देश्यपूर्ण या मेहनती उपक्रम (विशेष रूप से वह जिसके लिए प्रयास या साहस की आवश्यकता होती है)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচেষ্টা

একটি উদ্দেশ্যমূলক বা পরিশ্রমী উদ্যোগ (বিশেষত যার জন্য প্রচেষ্টা বা সাহস প্রয়োজন)

🇮🇳Tamil

முயற்சி

ஒரு நோக்கமுள்ள அல்லது கடின உழைப்பு (குறிப்பாக முயற்சி அல்லது தைரியம் தேவைப்படும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రయత్నం

ఉద్దేశపూర్వక లేదా శ్రమతో కూడిన పని (ముఖ్యంగా ప్రయత్నం లేదా ధైర్యం అవసరం)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रयत्न

एक उद्देशपूर्ण किंवा मेहनती उपक्रम (विशेषत: ज्यासाठी प्रयत्न किंवा धैर्य आवश्यक आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રયાસ

હેતુપૂર્ણ અથવા મહેનતુ ઉપક્રમ (ખાસ કરીને એક કે જેમાં પ્રયત્ન અથવા હિંમતની જરૂર હોય)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರಮದಾಯಕ ಕಾರ್ಯ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಅಥವಾ ಧೈರ್ಯದ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്രമം

ലക്ഷ്യബോധമുള്ളതോ കഠിനാധ്വാനമോ ആയ ഒരു സംരംഭം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പരിശ്രമമോ ധൈര്യമോ ആവശ്യമുള്ള ഒന്ന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਉਦੇਸ਼ਪੂਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਹਨਤੀ ਉੱਦਮ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਉਹ ਜਿਸ ਲਈ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਦਲੇਰੀ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کوشش

ایک بامقصد یا محنتی اقدام (خاص طور پر جس میں کوشش یا دلیری کی ضرورت ہو)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

努力

一项有目的或勤奋的事业（尤其是需要努力或勇气的事业）

🇯🇵Japanese

努力

目的のある、または勤勉な事業（特に努力や大胆さを必要とするもの）

🇰🇷Korean

노력

목적이 있거나 근면한 사업(특히 노력이나 대담함이 필요한 사업)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nỗ lực

một công việc có mục đích hoặc cần cù (đặc biệt là một công việc đòi hỏi nỗ lực hoặc sự táo bạo)

🇹🇭Thai

พยายาม

กิจการที่มีจุดมุ่งหมายหรืออุตสาหะ (โดยเฉพาะงานที่ต้องใช้ความพยายามหรือความกล้าหาญ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

berusaha keras

usaha yang bertujuan atau rajin (terutama yang membutuhkan usaha atau keberanian)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsusumikap

isang may layunin o masipag na gawain (lalo na ang isa na nangangailangan ng pagsisikap o katapangan)

🇲🇾Malay

berusaha

usaha yang bertujuan atau rajin (terutamanya yang memerlukan usaha atau keberanian)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سعي

مشروع هادف أو مجتهد (خاصة الذي يتطلب جهدا أو جرأة)

🇮🇷Persian

تلاش

یک اقدام هدفمند یا پرتلاش (مخصوصاً کاری که به تلاش یا جسارت نیاز دارد)

🇹🇷Turkish

çaba

amaçlı veya çalışkan bir girişim (özellikle çaba veya cesaret gerektiren)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַאֲמָץ

משימה מכוונת או חרוצה (במיוחד כזו שדורשת מאמץ או תעוזה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'endeavour'?

The primary meaning of 'endeavour' is 'a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)'.

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Using 'endeavour' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'endeavour' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'endeavour' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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