endeavor
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(verb) attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" |
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Synonyms: endeavour, strive |
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Related Words: assay, attempt, be at pains, buck, copy, emulate, essay, seek, take pains, try |
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(noun) a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" |
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Synonyms: endeavour, enterprise |
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Related Words: business activity, commercial activity, forlorn hope, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, labor, project, racket, task, undertaking |
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(noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something: "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
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Synonyms: attempt, effort, endeavour, try |
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Related Words: activity, batting, battle, best, bid, braving, confronting, contribution, coping with, crack, essay, fling, foray, go, grappling, nisus, offer, pains, part, pass, play, power play, run, seeking, share, shot, squeeze, squeeze play, strain, striving, struggle, tackling, takeover attempt, test, trial, whirl, worst |
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