English > endeavor: 3 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something. |
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| Example | "wished him luck in his endeavor" |
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| Synonyms | attempt, effort, endeavour, try |
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| Narrower | batting | (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base |
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| best | The supreme effort one can make |
| bid, play | An attempt to get something |
| contribution, part, share | The part played by a person in bringing about a result |
| crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer | A usually brief attempt |
| essay | A tentative attempt |
| foray | An initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) |
| liberation | The attempt to achieve equal rights or status |
| mug's game | A futile or unprofitable endeavor / endeavor |
| power play, squeeze play, squeeze | An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power |
| seeking | An attempt to acquire or gain something |
| shot, stab | informal words / words for any attempt or effort |
| shot | An attempt to score in a game / game |
| striving, nisus, pains, strain | An effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal |
| struggle, battle | An energetic attempt to achieve something |
| takeover attempt | An attempt to take control of a corporation |
| test, trial, run | The act of testing something |
| test, trial | The act of undergoing testing |
| worst | The weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | conato, deber, esfuerzo, intento, tentativa |
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| Catalan | conat, esforç, intent, temptativa |
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| Verbs | endeavor | attempt by employing effort |
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