endeavour
part of speech
noun (endeavour, endeavours); verb (endeavour, endeavours, endeavoured, endeavouring) — formal
meaning for a pupil
1) (noun, formal) A serious effort or attempt to do something: «a new endeavour». tree →
2) (verb, formal) To try hard to do something: «We endeavour to help all pupils». tree →
3) (noun) Hard work towards a goal: «human endeavour». tree →
sense in the lessons
A formal exam and school-report word: «He endeavours to do his best». In history: Captain Cook's ship was called the Endeavour; space endeavours. Phrases: «endeavour to», «in all your endeavours», «human endeavour», «make every endeavour».
examples
- We endeavour to answer every letter. tree →
- Climbing the mountain was a great endeavour. tree →
- Good luck in all your future endeavours! tree →
- Captain Cook sailed the Endeavour to Australia and New Zealand. tree →
- The space station is a triumph of human endeavour. tree →
- She endeavoured to finish the race despite her sore knee. tree →
- The other Centaurs, following his example, each endeavoured to capture a maiden. tree →
note
British spelling «endeavour»; American «endeavor». Formal; in speech say «try», «effort». Verb takes «to + verb»: «endeavour to help». Pronounced en-DEV-er.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «endeavour» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.