endeavor
(British endeavour)
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/icons/point.icon ATTEMPT, TRY, ENDEAVOR, ESSAY, STRIVE mean to make an effort to accomplish an end.
ATTEMPT stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort.
e.g. will attempt to photograph the rare bird
TRY is often close to ATTEMPT but may stress effort or experiment made in the hope of testing or proving something.
e.g. tried to determine which was the better procedure
ENDEAVOR heightens the implications of exertion and difficulty.
e.g. endeavored to find crash survivors in the mountains
ESSAY implies difficulty but also suggests tentative trying or experimenting.
e.g. will essay a dramatic role for the first time
STRIVE implies great exertion against great difficulty and specifically suggests persistent effort.
e.g. continues to strive for peace
verb no object, with infinitive
try hard to do or achieve something:
〈人が〉 «…しようと» 懸命に努力する, 熱心に試みる(strive, try hard) «to do»
e.g. he is endeavoring to help the Third World.
noun
an attempt to achieve a goal:
｟かたく｠ «…しようとする» (特に新しくて困難な)努力, 試み «to do» (→ effort)
e.g. with infinitive : an endeavor to reduce serious injury.
earnest and industrious effort, especially when sustained over a period of time:
e.g. enthusiasm is a vital ingredient in all human endeavor.
an enterprise or undertaking:
e.g. a political endeavor.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense ‘exert oneself’): from the phrase put oneself in devoir ‘do one's utmost’ (see devoir).