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endeavour

UK (US endeavor)
 
 
/ɪnˈdevər/ verb

Definition

endeavour to do sth formal to try very hard to do something: I endeavoured to help her, but she wouldn't let me.
endeavour UK (US endeavor) noun [C, U] human/artistic endeavour
(Definition of endeavour verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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