"endeavor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/ [UK], /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/ [US], /ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-endeavor.ogg [US] Forms: endeavors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-}}, {{der|en|enm|endeveren||to make an effort}} Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”), {{der|en|enm|endevour}} Middle English endevour, {{m|enm|endeveren|Endeveren}} Endeveren, {{m|enm|putten in dever|(putten) in dever|(to put oneself) in duty}} (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), {{m|enm|in}} in, {{m|enm|dever||duty}} dever (“duty”), {{der|en|frm||(se mettre) en devoir (de faire)|(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)}} Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”), {{der|en|fro|devoir}} Old French devoir, {{m|fro|deveir||duty}} deveir (“duty”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} endeavor (plural endeavors)
  1. A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity. Tags: US Derived forms: future endeavor Translations (a sincere attempt): ճիգ (čig) (Armenian), ջանք (ǰankʻ) (Armenian), усилие (usilie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), старание (staranie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), esforç [masculine] (Catalan), 努力 (nǔlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 使命 (shiming) (Chinese Mandarin), úsilí [neuter] (Czech), snaha [feminine] (Czech), stræben (Danish), inspanning (Dutch), ijveren [neuter] (Dutch), poging (Dutch), yritys (Finnish), ponnistus (Finnish), pyrkimys (Finnish), effort [masculine] (French), fosallo [masculine] (Galician), femeza [feminine] (Galician), lideira [feminine] (Galician), retesía [feminine] (Galician), Bemühung [feminine] (German), Bestreben [neuter] (German), προσπάθεια (prospátheia) [feminine] (Greek), प्रयत्न (prayatna) [masculine] (Hindi), कोशिश (kośiś) [feminine] (Hindi), प्रयास (prayās) [masculine] (Hindi), जतन (jatan) [masculine] (Hindi), igyekezet (Hungarian), tentativo [masculine] (Italian), impegno (Italian), sforzo [masculine] (Italian), 努力 (doryoku) (alt: どりょく) (Japanese), ការខំប្រឹងខ្នះខ្នែង (kaa kʰɑm prəng knah knaeng) (Khmer), о́бид (óbid) [masculine] (Macedonian), по́тфат (pótfat) [masculine] (Macedonian), на́пор (nápor) [masculine] (Macedonian), обиду́вање (obidúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), настоју́вање (nastojúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), usaha (Malay), ikhtiar (Malay), esfòrç [masculine] (Occitan), صاواش (savaş) (Ottoman Turkish), کوشش (kušeš) (Persian), dążenie [neuter] (Polish), próba [feminine] (Polish), usiłowanie [neuter] (Polish), tentativa [feminine] (Portuguese), empreitada [feminine] (Portuguese), tentativă [feminine] (Romanian), strădanie (Romanian), попы́тка (popýtka) [feminine] (Russian), стара́ние (staránije) [neuter] (Russian), уси́лие (usílije) [neuter] (Russian), стремле́ние (stremlénije) [neuter] (Russian), iomairt [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), úsilie [neuter] (Slovak), snaha [feminine] (Slovak), tentativa [feminine] (Spanish), esfuerzo [masculine] (Spanish), empeño [masculine] (Spanish), sträva (Swedish), намага́ння (namahánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), ymdrech (Welsh) Translations (enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity): مُحَاوَلَة (muḥāwala) [masculine] (Arabic), غَايَة (ḡāya) [masculine] (Arabic), esforç [masculine] (Catalan), 企业 (qǐyè) (Chinese Mandarin), 事業 (Chinese Mandarin), 事业 (shìyè) (Chinese Mandarin), snaha [feminine] (Czech), bestræbelse (Danish), inspanning (english: en) (Dutch), moeite (Dutch), streven [neuter] (Dutch), yritys (Finnish), pyrkimys (Finnish), effort [masculine] (French), entreprise [feminine] (French), laboura [feminine] (Galician), auso [masculine] (Galician), angueira [feminine] (Galician), barileza [feminine] (Galician), afouteza [feminine] (Galician), Unternehmen [neuter] (German), Unterfangen [neuter] (German), απόπειρα (apópeira) [feminine] (Greek), impresa [feminine] (Italian), impegno [masculine] (Italian), 事業 (jigyō) (alt: じぎょう) (Japanese), សហគ្រាស (sa’ha’krieh) (Khmer), претприја́тие (pretprijátie) [neuter] (Macedonian), przedsięwzięcie [neuter] (Polish), esforço [masculine] (Portuguese), empenho [masculine] (Portuguese), strădanie (Romanian), предприя́тие (predprijátije) [neuter] (Russian), iomairt [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), úloha [feminine] (Slovak), podujatie [neuter] (Slovak), empresa [feminine] (Spanish), empeño [masculine] (Spanish), persistente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-endeavor-en-noun-oQ88jVOX Categories (other): American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts: 47 2 38 3 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 4 41 5 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 4 40 5 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: endeavour [UK]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/ [UK], /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/ [US], /ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-endeavor.ogg [US] Forms: endeavors [present, singular, third-person], endeavoring [participle, present], endeavored [participle, past], endeavored [past]
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-}}, {{der|en|enm|endeveren||to make an effort}} Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”), {{der|en|enm|endevour}} Middle English endevour, {{m|enm|endeveren|Endeveren}} Endeveren, {{m|enm|putten in dever|(putten) in dever|(to put oneself) in duty}} (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), {{m|enm|in}} in, {{m|enm|dever||duty}} dever (“duty”), {{der|en|frm||(se mettre) en devoir (de faire)|(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)}} Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”), {{der|en|fro|devoir}} Old French devoir, {{m|fro|deveir||duty}} deveir (“duty”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} endeavor (third-person singular simple present endeavors, present participle endeavoring, simple past and past participle endeavored)
  1. (obsolete) To exert oneself. Tags: US, obsolete
    Sense id: en-endeavor-en-verb-LI26S7Dy
  2. (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. Tags: US, intransitive Translations (attempt through application of effort): опитвам се (opitvam se) (Bulgarian), старая се (staraja se) (Bulgarian), 努力 (nǔlì) (Chinese Mandarin), usilovat o (Czech), snažit se o (Czech), namáhat se za (Czech), bestræbe sig (Danish), zich beijveren (Dutch), proberen (Dutch), nastreven (Dutch), peni (Esperanto), ponnistella (Finnish), yrittää (Finnish), pyrkiä (Finnish), tenter (French), s’efforcer (French), tâcher (French), anstrengen (German), (sich) bemühen (German), bestreben (German), προσπαθώ (prospathó) (Greek), πασχίζω (paschízo) (Greek), αποπειρώμαι (apopeirómai) (Greek), प्रयास करना (prayās karnā) (Hindi), कोशिश करना (kośiś karnā) (Hindi), igyekszik (Hungarian), tentare (Italian), sforzarsi (Italian), adoperarsi (Italian), 努力する (doryokusuru) (alt: どりょくする) (Japanese), 努力する (doryoku suru) (alt: どりょくする) (Japanese), ыждағат ету (yjdağat etu) (Kazakh), mōlior (Latin), nītor (Latin), се оби́дува (se obíduva) (Macedonian), насто́јува (nastójuva) (Macedonian), whakakoro (Maori), کوشش کردن (kušeš kardan) (Persian), usiłować (Polish), starać się (Polish), tentar (Portuguese), strădui (Romanian), пыта́ться (pytátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), стара́ться (starátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), прилага́ть уси́лия (prilagátʹ usílija) [imperfective] (Russian), procurar (Spanish), esforzar (Spanish), gayret etmek (Turkish), teşvik etmek [law] (Turkish), çabalamak (Turkish), çaba sarfetmek (Turkish), uğraş göstermek (Turkish), cố gắng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-endeavor-en-verb-dfwHshIH Categories (other): American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts: 47 2 38 3 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 4 41 5 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 45 4 40 5 6 Disambiguation of 'attempt through application of effort': 1 68 26 5
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To attempt (something). Tags: US, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-endeavor-en-verb-kfv9Ae7T
  4. To work with purpose. Tags: US Translations (to work with purpose): přičinit se za (Czech), se dévouer à quelque chose (French), tâcher (French), whakakoro (Maori), empeñarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-endeavor-en-verb-HEU90bD7 Disambiguation of 'to work with purpose': 1 2 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: endeavour [UK], strive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1944 June 6, Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Prayer on D-Day”, in Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, archived from the original on 2016-06-29",
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          "word": "努力"
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          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
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          "word": "yritys"
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          "word": "ponnistus"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "pyrkimys"
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          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
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          "code": "gl",
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "femeza"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "lideira"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "retesía"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Bemühung"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Bestreben"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "prospátheia",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "προσπάθεια"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "prayatna",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
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          "roman": "kośiś",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "prayās",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jatan",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "जतन"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "igyekezet"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tentativo"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "impegno"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sforzo"
        },
        {
          "alt": "どりょく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "doryoku",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "努力"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaa kʰɑm prəng knah knaeng",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "ការខំប្រឹងខ្នះខ្នែង"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "óbid",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "о́бид"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pótfat",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "по́тфат"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nápor",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "на́пор"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "obidúvanje",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "обиду́вање"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nastojúvanje",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "настоју́вање"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "usaha"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "ikhtiar"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "esfòrç"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "savaş",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "صاواش"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "kušeš",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "کوشش"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "dążenie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "próba"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "usiłowanie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tentativa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "empreitada"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tentativă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "strădanie"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "popýtka",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "попы́тка"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "staránije",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "стара́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "usílije",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "уси́лие"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stremlénije",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "стремле́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "iomairt"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "úsilie"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "snaha"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tentativa"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "esfuerzo"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "empeño"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "sträva"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "namahánnja",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "намага́ння"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a sincere attempt",
          "word": "ymdrech"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "muḥāwala",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مُحَاوَلَة"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḡāya",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "غَايَة"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "esforç"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qǐyè",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "企业"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "事業"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shìyè",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "事业"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "snaha"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "bestræbelse"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "english": "en",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "inspanning"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "moeite"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "streven"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "yritys"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "pyrkimys"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "effort"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "entreprise"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "laboura"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "auso"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "angueira"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "barileza"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "afouteza"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Unternehmen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Unterfangen"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apópeira",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "απόπειρα"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impresa"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "impegno"
        },
        {
          "alt": "じぎょう",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "jigyō",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "事業"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sa’ha’krieh",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "សហគ្រាស"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pretprijátie",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "претприја́тие"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "przedsięwzięcie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "esforço"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "empenho"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "word": "strădanie"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "predprijátije",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "предприя́тие"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "iomairt"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "úloha"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "podujatie"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "empresa"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
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          ],
          "word": "empeño"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
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      "ipa": "/ɪnˈdɛv.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛvə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
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  ],
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}

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      },
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        "(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously."
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          "word": "старая се"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
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          "word": "usilovat o"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
          "word": "snažit se o"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
          "word": "namáhat se za"
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          "word": "bestræbe sig"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "word": "nastreven"
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          "word": "peni"
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          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
          "word": "ponnistella"
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          "word": "yrittää"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "pyrkiä"
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        {
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          "word": "tenter"
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          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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          "roman": "prayās karnā",
          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
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          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
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          "word": "mōlior"
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          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
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        {
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          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
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        {
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 68 26 5",
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          "word": "uğraş göstermek"
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
          "word": "cố gắng"
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          "text": "He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.",
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          "word": "přičinit se za"
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          "text": "My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer: Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.",
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      "word": "ճիգ"
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      "lang": "Armenian",
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      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "ջանք"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "усилие"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "努力"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shiming",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "使命"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "snaha"
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      "code": "da",
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      "word": "stræben"
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      "word": "inspanning"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "poging"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "yritys"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "ponnistus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "pyrkimys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fosallo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "femeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lideira"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "retesía"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bemühung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Bestreben"
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    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "prospátheia",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "προσπάθεια"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prayatna",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रयत्न"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kośiś",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "कोशिश"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
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      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "प्रयास"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "प्रयत्न"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "jatan",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "जतन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "igyekezet"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tentativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "impegno"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sforzo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "どりょく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "doryoku",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "努力"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa kʰɑm prəng knah knaeng",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "ការខំប្រឹងខ្នះខ្នែង"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "óbid",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́бид"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pótfat",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "по́тфат"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nápor",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́пор"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "obidúvanje",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обиду́вање"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nastojúvanje",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "настоју́вање"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "usaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "ikhtiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esfòrç"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "savaş",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "صاواش"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kušeš",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "کوشش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dążenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "próba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "usiłowanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tentativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "empreitada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tentativă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "strădanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "popýtka",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "попы́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "staránije",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "стара́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "usílije",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "уси́лие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stremlénije",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "стремле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iomairt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "úsilie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tentativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esfuerzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "empeño"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "sträva"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "namahánnja",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "намага́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a sincere attempt",
      "word": "ymdrech"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muḥāwala",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُحَاوَلَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡāya",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "غَايَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esforç"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qǐyè",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "企业"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "事業"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shìyè",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "事业"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "bestræbelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "english": "en",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "inspanning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "moeite"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "streven"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "yritys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "pyrkimys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "effort"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entreprise"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laboura"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "auso"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "angueira"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "barileza"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afouteza"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Unternehmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Unterfangen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apópeira",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "απόπειρα"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impresa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "impegno"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じぎょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jigyō",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "事業"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sa’ha’krieh",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "សហគ្រាស"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pretprijátie",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "претприја́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przedsięwzięcie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esforço"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "empenho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "word": "strădanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predprijátije",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предприя́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iomairt"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "úloha"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "podujatie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "empresa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      ],
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity",
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          "text": "He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opitvam se",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "опитвам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "staraja se",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "старая се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nǔlì",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "努力"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "usilovat o"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "snažit se o"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "namáhat se za"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "bestræbe sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "zich beijveren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "proberen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "nastreven"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "peni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "ponnistella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "yrittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "pyrkiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "tenter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "s’efforcer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "tâcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "anstrengen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "(sich) bemühen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "bestreben"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "prospathó",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "προσπαθώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paschízo",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "πασχίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apopeirómai",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "αποπειρώμαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prayās karnā",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "प्रयास करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kośiś karnā",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "कोशिश करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "igyekszik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "tentare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "sforzarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "adoperarsi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "どりょくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "doryokusuru",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "努力する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "どりょくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "doryoku suru",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "努力する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "yjdağat etu",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "ыждағат ету"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "mōlior"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "nītor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se obíduva",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "се оби́дува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nastójuva",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "насто́јува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "whakakoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kušeš kardan",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "کوشش کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "usiłować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "starać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "tentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "strădui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pytátʹsja",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пыта́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "starátʹsja",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "стара́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prilagátʹ usílija",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прилага́ть уси́лия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "procurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "esforzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "gayret etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "teşvik etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "çabalamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "çaba sarfetmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "uğraş göstermek"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "attempt through application of effort",
      "word": "cố gắng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to work with purpose",
      "word": "přičinit se za"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to work with purpose",
      "word": "se dévouer à quelque chose"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to work with purpose",
      "word": "tâcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to work with purpose",
      "word": "whakakoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to work with purpose",
      "word": "empeñarse"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "endeavor"
  ],
  "word": "endeavor"
}
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  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
  "path": [
    "endeavor"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "endeavor",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
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  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "endeavor",
  "trace": ""
}

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