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endeavour
Overview of noun endeavour
The noun endeavour has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. enterprise, endeavor, endeavour -- (a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise")
2. attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (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")
Overview of verb endeavour
The verb endeavour has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. endeavor, endeavour, strive -- (attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun endeavour
2 senses of endeavour
Sense 1
enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
=> undertaking, project, task, labor
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun endeavour
2 senses of endeavour
Sense 1
enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
=> racket, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise
=> forlorn hope
=> business activity, commercial activity
Sense 2
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> batting
=> best
=> worst
=> bid, play
=> crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
=> essay
=> foray
=> contribution, part, share
=> liberation
=> mug's game
=> power play, squeeze play, squeeze
=> seeking
=> shot, stab
=> shot
=> striving, nisus, pains, strain
=> struggle, battle
=> takeover attempt
=> test, trial, run
=> test, trial
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun endeavour
2 senses of endeavour
Sense 1
enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
=> undertaking, project, task, labor
Sense 2
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> activity
Antonyms of noun endeavour
Member Holonyms of noun endeavour
Substance Holonyms of noun endeavour
Part Holonyms of noun endeavour
Member Meronyms of noun endeavour
Substance Meronyms of noun endeavour
Part Meronyms of noun endeavour
Meronyms of noun endeavour
Holonyms of noun endeavour
Attributes of noun endeavour
Derived Forms of noun endeavour
2 senses of endeavour
Sense 1
enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
RELATED TO>(verb) endeavour#1
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
Sense 2
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
RELATED TO>(verb) endeavour#1
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
Domain of noun endeavour
Domain Terms of noun endeavour
Familiarity of noun endeavour
endeavour used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun endeavour
2 senses of endeavour
Sense 1
enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
> undertaking, project, task, labor
=> cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
=> adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking
=> assignment
=> baby
=> enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
=> labor of love, labour of love
=> marathon, endurance contest
=> no-brainer
=> proposition
=> tall order, large order
=> venture
HAS INSTANCE=> Manhattan Project
Sense 2
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
> activity
=> variation, variance
=> space walk
=> domesticity
=> operation
=> operation
=> practice, pattern
=> diversion, recreation
=> cup of tea, bag, dish
=> follow-up, followup
=> game
=> turn, play
=> music
=> acting, playing, playacting, performing
=> liveliness, animation
=> burst, fit
=> work
=> works, deeds
=> service
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> occupation
=> writing, committal to writing
=> role
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> waste, wastefulness, dissipation
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> control
=> protection
=> sensory activity
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> training, preparation, grooming
=> representation
=> creation, creative activity
=> dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly
=> line function, line duty
=> puncture
=> search, hunt, hunting
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> operation, military operation
=> measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
=> calibration, standardization, standardisation
=> organization, organisation
=> grouping
=> support, supporting
=> continuance, continuation
=> procedure, process
=> ceremony
=> ceremony
=> worship
=> energizing, activating, activation
=> concealment, concealing, hiding
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
=> provision, supply, supplying
=> demand
=> pleasure
=> enjoyment, delectation
=> lamentation, mourning
=> laughter
=> market, marketplace
=> preparation, readying
=> aid, assist, assistance, help
=> support
=> behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
=> behavior, behaviour
=> leadership, leading
=> precession, precedence, precedency
=> solo
=> buzz
=> fun
=> sin, hell
=> release, outlet, vent
=> last
=> mystification, obfuscation
=> negotiation
=> perturbation, disturbance
=> timekeeping
Meronyms of noun endeavour
2 senses of endeavour
Holonyms of noun endeavour
Grep of noun endeavour
endeavour
Antonyms of verb endeavour
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb endeavour
1 sense of endeavour
Sense 1
endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb endeavour
1 sense of endeavour
Sense 1
endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> struggle
=> take pains, be at pains
=> buck
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb endeavour
1 sense of endeavour
Sense 1
endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
'Cause To' of verb endeavour
Derived Forms of verb endeavour
1 sense of endeavour
Sense 1
endeavor, endeavour, strive
RELATED TO>(noun) endeavour#2
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
RELATED TO>(noun) endeavour#1
=> enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
Domain of verb endeavour
Domain Terms of verb endeavour
Familiarity of verb endeavour
endeavour used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb endeavour
1 sense of endeavour
Sense 1
endeavor, endeavour, strive
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb endeavour
1 sense of endeavour
Sense 1
endeavor, endeavour, strive
> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
=> fight, struggle
=> have a go, give it a try
=> grope
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> give it a whirl, give it a try
=> gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb endeavour
Sense 1
endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
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Grep of verb endeavour
endeavour
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