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1 endeavour
[ɪn'dɛvə(r)] 1. (US endeavor) nusiłowanie nt, próba f2. vito endeavour to do sth — usiłować coś zrobić, próbować (spróbować perf) coś zrobić
an exciting new field of endeavour — nowa, pasjonująca dziedzina działań
* * *[in'devə] 1. verb(to attempt; to try (to do something): He endeavoured to attract the waiter's attention.) usiłować2. noun(an attempt: He succeeded in his endeavour to climb the Everest.) próba
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endeavor — I noun achievement, aim, application, assiduity, attempt, bid, campaign, cause, conatus, contentio, deed, effort, emprise, enterprise, essay, exercise, exertion, experiment exploit, feat, labor, nisus, pains, project, pursuance, pursuit, quest,… … Law dictionary
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endeavor — 1. verb the company endeavored to expand its activities Syn: try, attempt, seek, undertake, aspire, aim, set out; strive, struggle, labor, toil, work, exert oneself, apply oneself, do one s best, do one s utmost, give one s all, be at pains … Thesaurus of popular words
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endeavor — I. verb (endeavored; endeavoring) Etymology: Middle English endeveren to exert oneself, from en + dever duty more at devoir Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic to strive to achieve or reach 2. to attempt (as the fulfillment of an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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labor — I (exertion) noun discipline, effort, endeavor, energy, enterprise, industry, mental toil, pains, strain, strife II (work) noun advocation, assignment, calling, craft, duty, employ, employment, job, line of business, line of work, occupation,… … Law dictionary
venture — ven·ture / ven chər/ n: an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger; esp: a speculative business enterprise see also joint venture Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary