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| en·deav·or [ in dévvər, en dévvər ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle en·deav·ored, present participle en·deav·or·ing, 3rd person present singular en·deav·ors) |
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try hard to do something: to make a serious and sincere effort to achieve something
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formal
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noun (plural en·deav·ors) |
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1. effort: an earnest attempt to achieve something
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2. enterprise: an enterprise or directed activity
  offered help with my latest endeavor
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| [15th century. < obsolete put in dever, partial translation of French mettre en devoir "put in duty"] |
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| en·deav·or·er noun |
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