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Endeavor — En*deav or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeavored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Endeavoring}.] [OE. endevor; pref. en + dever, devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See {Devoir}, {Debt}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Endeavor Academy — Entrance of Endeavor Academy Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Endeavor Academy,[1] founded in 1992 as the New Christian Church of Full Endeavor,[2] is a community of students of the late Charles Buell Anderson … Wikipedia
endeavor — endeavorer; esp. Brit., endeavourer, n. /en dev euhr/, v.i. 1. to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive: We must constantly endeavor if we are to succeed. v.t. 2. to attempt; try: He endeavors to keep things neat in his… … Universalium
endeavor — en•deav•or [[t]ɛnˈdɛv ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive 2) to attempt earnestly; try: to endeavor to succeed[/ex] 3) cvb archaic to attempt to achieve or gain 4) a strenuous effort; attempt Also,… … From formal English to slang
To endeavor one's self — Endeavor En*deav or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeavored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Endeavoring}.] [OE. endevor; pref. en + dever, devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See {Devoir},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Operation Joint Endeavor — Operation Joint Endeavour was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization deployment of the peacekeeping force IFOR to Bosnia beginning in December 1995. The operation was the biggest military mission in the history of NATO. Almost 60,000 NATO troops… … Wikipedia
strive — I verb aim, aspire, attempt, bestir oneself, bid for, carry into execution, compete, conari, contend, contendere, contest, do all one can, do one s best, do one s utmost, drive at, drudge, employ one s time, employ oneself, endeavor, endeavor to… … Law dictionary
LIMITATION OF ACTIONS — The Concept and its Substance In the talmudic period, Jewish law generally did not recognize the principle that the right to bring an action could be affected by the passage of time (i.e., extinctive prescription); in the post talmudic period, it … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Endeavored — Endeavor En*deav or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeavored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Endeavoring}.] [OE. endevor; pref. en + dever, devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See {Devoir},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Endeavoring — Endeavor En*deav or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeavored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Endeavoring}.] [OE. endevor; pref. en + dever, devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See {Devoir},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
