# endeavor

**Pronunciation:** /ɪnˈdɛvər/ · in-DEV-er

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** verb, noun

## Meaning

Endeavor means to try hard to achieve something, and as a noun it means a serious attempt or effort toward a goal.

## Examples

- We endeavor to answer every message quickly.
- Starting the school was a difficult endeavor.

## Synonyms

- strive — Useful near-equivalent for "strive".
- attempt — Useful near-equivalent for "attempt".
- effort — Useful near-equivalent for "effort".

## Antonyms

- neglect — Useful near-equivalent for "neglect".
- give up — Useful near-equivalent for "give up".

## Common patterns

- endeavor to — to try hard to do something — The team will endeavor to improve safety.
- human endeavor — a field of serious human effort — Science is a major human endeavor.

## Collocations

- creative endeavor — Writing a novel is a creative endeavor.
- endeavor to improve — We endeavor to improve every lesson.

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