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endeavour vs try

try vs endeavour

endeavour and try both are nouns.

endeavour and try both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
endeavour Yes No Yes No
try Yes No Yes No
As nouns, endeavour and try are synonyms defined as:
  • endeavour and try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Other synonyms of endeavour include attempt, effort, endeavor.
As verbs, try is a hypernym of endeavour; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than endeavour:
  • endeavour: attempt by employing effort
  • try: make an effort or attempt
Other hypernyms of endeavour include assay, attempt, essay, seek.
endeavour (noun) try (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
endeavour (verb) try (verb)
attempt by employing effort put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
take a sample of
test the limits of
give pain or trouble to
make an effort or attempt
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Difference between endeavour and try

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