2. Verb. (third-person singular of endeavour) ¹
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Definition of Endeavours
1. endeavour [v] - See also: endeavour
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endeavours
Literary usage of Endeavours
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Duke of Sully: Prime Minister to Henry the Great by Maximilien de Béthune Sully, Walter Scott (1890)
"... notwithstanding the endeavours of Villeroy and Sillery to the contrary—
Opposition made by these ministers to the opinions and policy of ..."
2. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet, Edward Nares (1843)
"He had used all the endeavours he could for his own preservation Once he wrote to
... But the charms of Katherine Howard, and the endeavours of the Duke of ..."
3. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington, Jared Sparks (1837)
"You will, I am persuaded, learn, with no less concern than I communicate it, that
reiterated endeavours towards effecting a pacification have hitherto ..."
4. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... where he should find their dutiful affections and endeavours ready to attend
his majesty with such entertainment, as should not only give him just cause ..."
5. Sermons and Essays by John Maclaurin, John Gillies (1811)
"and desirous to get so important a want supplied, joining with earnest desires
the diligent use of proper endeavours. In considering the exercise of the ..."
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