endeavour

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endeavour

/ɪnˈdɛv.ə/ UK
/ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/ Canada, US
/ɪnˈdev.ə/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɛvə(ɹ)

noun endeavours

British standard spelling of endeavor. And these three: 1. the law over them that have sovereign power; 2. their duty; 3. their profit: are one and the same thing contained in this sentence, Salus populi suprema lex; by which must be understood, not the mere preservation of their lives, but generally their benefit and good. So that this

verb endeavours · endeavouring · endeavoured

British standard spelling of endeavor. And such were Prais'd who but endeavour'd well.

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Closest in meaning: endeavor, strive, try, attempt, effort, enterprise, striving, attempted, venture, adventure, challenge, pursue, pursuit, drive, engage, feat

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@misc{endeavour_2026,
  title = {endeavour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endeavour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}