- endeavour
- (BrE) (AmE endeavor) nounADJECTIVE▪ collaborative, collective, cooperative, joint▪ brave, heroic▪ honest▪
the government's honest endeavours to improve the lives of the poor
▪ noble, worthwhile, worthy▪ lifelong▪Learning a foreign language well can be a lifelong endeavour.
▪ future▪ fruitless, futile, unsuccessful▪ successful▪ human▪Enthusiasm is a vital ingredient in all human endeavour.
▪ artistic, creative▪She always encourages her children in their artistic endeavours.
▪ commercial, educational, entrepreneurial (esp. AmE), intellectual, political, scientificVERB + ENDEAVOUR/ENDEAVOR▪ make, pursue, undertake▪You must make an endeavour to work harder.
PREPOSITION▪ in an endeavour▪We wish her every success in this endeavour.
▪In an endeavour to improve the service, they introduced free parking.
PHRASES▪ your best endeavours (BrE)▪Despite her best endeavours, she couldn't persuade anyone to volunteer.
▪ a field of endeavour▪He has the ability to achieve success in whatever field of endeavour he should choose.
▪ make every endeavour▪We will make every endeavour to obtain sufficient supplies.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.