endeavour
(also USendeavor
) 1 verb make effort INTRANSITIVEféach le PhrVdo dhícheall a dhéanamh I'll endeavour to send it to you féachfaidh mé lena sheoladh chugat, déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall é a sheoladh chugat, déanfaidh mé gach iarracht é a sheoladh chugatthey endeavoured to come to a compromise rinne siad gach dícheall teacht ar chomhréiteach 2 noun attemptiarracht fem3 their endeavours to tackle pollution a n-iarrachtaí chun dul i ngleic leis an truailliúTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun undertakingiarracht fem3 saothar masc1 I wish you well in your endeavours go n-éirí do shaothar leattheir imperial endeavours came to nought ní raibh aon tairbhe lena n-iarrachtaí impireacht a bhunúan illegal endeavour gnó mídhleathach 4 noun prolonged, industrious effortsaothar masc1 intellectual endeavour saothar intinne