endeavor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A serious effort or attempt to do something

   We are excited about our new business endeavors.

2. 2
   verb

   To try hard to do something

   We endeavor to make every customer happy.

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”)).

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