endeavor

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled endeavour

US /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/ UK /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/ See IPA manual

Freq #16923

Meanings

1

noun
A serious effort or attempt to do something

We are excited about our new business endeavors.
2

verb
To try hard to do something

We endeavor to make every customer happy.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 noun · a serious effort or attempt... enterprise undertaking

2 verb · to try hard to do something strive try

Word family

Forms endeavoredendeavoringendeavorsendeavoured

Derived forms endeavorerendeavorment

Etymology

The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)).

*gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European endeveren Middle English endevour Middle English devoir Old French

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General Vocabulary

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# endeavor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/
**Frequency rank:** 16923

## Meanings
1. A serious effort or attempt to do something
2. To try hard to do something

## Examples
- We are excited about our new business endeavors.
- We endeavor to make every customer happy.

## Synonyms
- strive

## Derived Forms
- endeavorer
- endeavorment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰeh₁bʰ-
- Root: endeveren
- Root: endevour
- Root: devoir

## Etymology
The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)).

## AI Etymology
Endeavor: The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)).

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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