endeavoring

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/ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/

noun

The act by which one endeavors or strives; an attempt.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of endeavor
nounendeavoring (plural endeavorings)

plural endeavorings

  1. The act by which one endeavors or strives; an attempt.

    This is so because efforts, exertions, and endeavorings, if they were to exist, would need to be actions themselves, or parts of actions, or subactions or behaviors of some sort […]

    2012, Timothy O'Connor, Constantine Sandis, A Companion to the Philosophy of Action
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APA

endeavoring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endeavoring

MLA

“endeavoring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endeavoring. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endeavoring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endeavoring.

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