English > endeavour: 3 senses > noun 2, actMeaning | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something. |
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Synonyms | attempt, effort, endeavor, 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 | endeavour | attempt by employing effort |
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