endeavors

Meanings

• Noun

  An attempt or effort made to accomplish something.

  - "The team's endeavors to win the championship were successful."
  - "Despite numerous endeavors, she could not learn to play the piano."

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Synonyms

strive

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with endeavors
endeavors , levers , nevers , reverses

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Variants

List of all variants of endeavors that leads to same result
endeavor , endeavored , endeavoring , endeavors

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French 'entreprendre' meaning 'to take in hand'.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The term 'endeavor' is also used in the field of astronomy to refer to a spacecraft or probe sent to explore space.

2. The word 'endeavor' is pronounced the same way in English, Spanish, and French.

3. The first successful manned spaceflight, Vostok 1, was an endeavor by the Soviet Union to outdo the United States in the Space Race.

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Related Concepts

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1. enterprise: An enterprise is a business or other project that is undertaken to make a profit.

2. endeavorment: An endeavorment is an attempt or effort to accomplish something.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, "endeavor" to discover what makes humanity the most destructive and creative of species.

   - Paul Johnson,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},7 Apr. 1985

2. As urbanization advanced, it swept away the distinctive physical and social characteristics of the culture of the past, substituting undifferentiated built environments and standardized patterns of dress and behavior. Hand-camera users "endeavored" to reaffirm individuality and arrest time in the face of the encroaching depersonalization of existence.

   - Naomi Rosenblum,{it}A World History of Photography{/it},1989

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Culture

Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

Endeavors have been a central theme in literature and art, representing human striving and determination. In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, the character Sydney Carton makes a heroic endeavor to take the place of Charles Darnay at the guillotine to save his loved one's life.

How to Memorize "endeavors"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people working together to achieve a goal.
   - Visualize the word 'endeavor' written out in your mind.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'endeavor' with the idea of striving to accomplish something.
   - Think of the word 'endeavor' as synonymous with 'effort' or 'attempt'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'Effort' to remember the definition of endeavor: 'E' for effort, 'F' for forthcoming, 'F' for focused, 'O' for outcome, 'R' for result, and 'T' for tenacity.

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