endeavour
To try very hard to do something.
endeavour in a sentence
- Despite the howling wind, the climbers endeavoured to reach the summit before nightfall.
- The pupils promised to endeavour to keep the playground free of litter all term.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to endeavour?
- Atry
- Babandon
- Cquit
Show the answer
A: try. The other three mean the opposite of endeavour.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to endeavour?
- Astrive
- Btry
- Cattempt
- Dquit
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D: quit. The other three mean nearly the same as endeavour.
Words that mean something similar
try, attempt, strive
Words that mean the opposite
quit, abandon
More words about thinking & learning
- engrossed: So interested in something that you notice nothing else.
- enlighten: To explain something so that someone understands it clearly.
- enthral: To hold someone's full attention with delight.
- essential: So important that you cannot manage without it.
- establish: To set something up, or to prove that something is true.
- evaluate: To think carefully about how good or useful something is.
- evident: Easy to see or understand.
- fable: A short story, often about animals, that teaches a lesson.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test