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  1. noun A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.
  2. noun Purposeful or industrious activity; enterprise.
  3. transitive verb To attempt (fulfillment of a responsibility or an obligation, for example) by employment or expenditure of effort: endeavored to improve the quality of life in the inner city.
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  • Always his endeavor has been the pursuit of the heroic. —  Jean-Christophe, Vol. I
  • And strive for Allah with the endeavor which is His right. —  Cakap Tak Serupa Bikin
  • Umm Kulthum's chief mentor in this endeavor was al-Shaykh Abu al - ila Muhammad, a composer and singer who also became her principal teacher .... —  GotPoetry.com News
  • Do they think that the object of the endeavor is a race to the bottom of the BL pile? —  Anime News Network
  • The first thing that confused me in this endeavor was the amount of choice. —  The .NET Addict's Blog
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endeavors ·  endeavour ·  undertake ·  aspiration ·  exertion ·  venture ·  enterprise ·  devotion ·  strive ·  achievement ·  labors ·  ambition
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  1. Middle English endevour, from endeveren, to make an effort, from (putten) in dever, (to put oneself) in duty, make it one's duty : in, in; see in1 + dever, duty (from Old French deveir, devoir, duty; see devoir).
 

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