Vocabulary
Endeavour
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
try hard to do or achieve something.
Urdu meaning
کوشش، جدوجہد، سعی کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Agriculture, trade and tourism are the main economic sectors in GB, therefore taxation should be proportionate, while the state must endeavour to create more economic opportunities in the region.
- An earlier endeavour in Punjab of a plastic-infused road was a success.
- The urgency of this endeavour cannot be overstated as the costs of inaction continue to mount.
- Loyalists say this endeavour is a demand placed by the external security environment a claim recently bolstered by the recent war with India.
- Narrative building is not a short-term endeavour but a continuous, collective effort.
Synonyms
try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim, seek, set out; strive, struggle, labour,
Antonyms
break, ease (up), let up, slacken
Curator example
“he is endeavouring to help the Third World”
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