What does Endeavor mean?
Definitions for Endeavor
en·deav·or
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Endeavor.
Princeton's WordNet
enterprise, endeavor, endeavournoun
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
"he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, tryverb
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
"made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
endeavor, endeavour, striveverb
attempt by employing effort
"we endeavor to make our customers happy"
Wiktionary
endeavornoun
A sincere attempt. A determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal.
endeavornoun
Enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity.
endeavorverb
To attempt through application of effort.
endeavorverb
To work with purpose.
Etymology: From endevour, from endeveren, from putten in dever: in + dever (from deveir, devoir).
ChatGPT
endeavor
Endeavor can be defined as a systematic or determined effort made with the intention of achieving a specific goal. It typically involves taking on challenges, exerting oneself, and persisting through obstacles and setbacks in order to accomplish something significant.
Webster Dictionary
Endeavorverb
to exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt
Endeavorverb
to exert one's self; to work for a certain end
Endeavornoun
an exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt; an effort; a trial
Etymology: [OE. endevor; pref. en- + dever, devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See Devoir, Debt.]
Wikidata
Endeavor
Endeavor is a village in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 468 at the 2010 census.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Endeavor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Endeavor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Endeavor in a Sentence
I immediately felt connected to this community kitchen; it is a place for women to laugh, grieve, cry and cook together. Melding cultural identities under a shared roof, it creates space to feel a sense of normalcy — in its simplest form, [it's about] the universal need to connect, nurture, and commune through food, through crisis or joy — something we can all relate to, through this charitable endeavor, the proceeds will allow the kitchen to thrive and keep the global spirit of community alive.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
There have been too many occasions where faculty members had to abandon their beliefs and forfeit their academic freedom in order to keep their jobs. I'm concernedthat the more resources universities pour into this endeavor by only hiring facultywho are willing to tow the line, the less they will focus on developing highly skilled individuals who can easily enter the workforce at top levels.
Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them.
Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.
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- تسعى, غاية..محاولةArabic
- усилие, старание, опитвам се, старая сеBulgarian
- esforçCatalan, Valencian
- namáhat se za, přičinit se za, úsilí, snažit se o, snaha, usilovat oCzech
- (such) [[bemühen]], anstrengen, bestreben, Bemühung, UnternehmenGerman
- tentativa, empresa, esfuerzo, procurar, empeñarse, empeño, esforzarSpanish
- تلاش, کوشش, کوشش کردنPersian
- ponnistus, ponnistella, yrittää, yritys, pyrkimys, pyrkiäFinnish
- [[se]] [[dévouer]] [[à]] [[quelque chose]], tâcher, effort, entreprise, tenter, s’[[efforcer]]French
- iomairtScottish Gaelic
- प्रयास करनाHindi
- igyekezet, igyekszikHungarian
- ջանք, ճիգArmenian
- impegno, sforzo, tentativo, tentare, adoperarsi, impresa, sforzarsiItalian
- 事業, 努力, 努力するJapanese
- ការខំប្រឹងខ្នះខ្នែង, សហគ្រាសKhmer
- 노력Korean
- nitiminiLatin
- inspanning, zich [[beijveren]], moeite, ijveren, poging, nastreven, streven, proberenDutch
- starać się, usiłowanie, próba, dążenie, przedsięwzięcie, usiłowaćPolish
- empenho, tentativa, esforço, tentarPortuguese
- tentativăRomanian
- [[прилагать]] [[усилие, старание, предприятие, усилие, стараться, стремление, пытаться, попыткаRussian
- podujatie, úlohaSlovak
- strävaSwedish
- çaba sarfetmek, gayret etmek, uğraş göstermek, çabalamak, teşvik etmekTurkish
- 努力Chinese
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