endeavour

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- he had doubts about the whole enterprise
• Syn:
enterprise, endeavor
• Derivationally related forms:
endeavor (for: endeavor), enterpriser (for: enterprise)
• Hypernyms:
undertaking, project, task, labor
• Hyponyms:
racket, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, forlorn hope, business activity, commercial activity
2. 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
• Syn:
attempt, effort, endeavor, try
• Derivationally related forms:
try (for: try), endeavor (for: endeavor), attempt (for: attempt)
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
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, striving, nisus, pains, strain, struggle,
battle, takeover attempt, test, trial, run

II - verb

attempt by employing effort
- we endeavor to make our customers happy
• Syn:
endeavor, strive
• Derivationally related forms:
striving (for: strive), endeavor (for: endeavor)
• Hypernyms:
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
• Hyponyms:
struggle, take pains, be at pains, buck
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  attempt, effort, endeavor, try, enterprise, strive