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What is another word for endeavoured?

Pronunciation: [ɛndˈɛvəd] (IPA)

Endeavoured is a verb that means to try hard, to make an attempt, or to exert effort towards achieving a goal or objective. There are several synonyms that can be used instead of endeavoured. Some of these synonyms include attempted, pursued, sought, strived, aspired, labored, toiled, and worked towards. These words all convey the same general meaning of trying hard to achieve something, but each has its own subtle connotations. Attempted suggests that the effort was unsuccessful, while pursued implies sustained effort. Strived and worked towards both suggest significant effort was directed towards the goal, while aspired implies a strong desire to achieve a particular aim.
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Usage examples for Endeavoured

With all sincerity she had endeavoured to live up to her reputation, and though her grand-niece was possibly the only person on earth for whom she had any affection, she was also at the same time the most convenient butt.
"An Unknown Lover"
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
They were as men who anticipated some momentous event, but who endeavoured to conceal their anxiety.
"A Desperate Voyage"
Edward Frederick Knight
Thorpe noticed it and endeavoured to talk, but was not successful.
"A Spinner in the Sun"
Myrtle Reed

Famous quotes with Endeavoured

  • I then endeavoured to show that it is more especially in the thorough conformity with law which natural phenomena and natural products exhibit, and in the comparative ease with which laws can be stated, that this difference exists.
    Hermann von Helmholtz
  • During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms.
    Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
  • At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws, and his own government among the children of men.
    Orson Pratt
  • And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say that I have endeavoured to tell just the story of the adventure itself.
    Joshua Slocum
  • In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of Africa.
    John H. Speke

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