Vocabulary
Endeavour
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
try hard to do or achieve something.
Urdu meaning
کوشش، جدوجہد، سعی کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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These spaces, however small, help preserve truth, foster resilience and sustain hope.Perhaps the most enduring aspect of Havel`s thought is his insistence that politics is, at its core, a moral endeavour.
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Power of the powerless
— 2026-05-02
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His imperial task was to loosen Ottoman hold over Arab territories east of Suez.Uniting the frequently quarrelling Bedouin tribes became Lawrence`s misleading endeavour of faux sovereignty and freedom.
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When the Bolsheviks said `nyet`
— 2026-04-14
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The main goal of this endeavour should be to get ironclad guarantees from Kabul that it will stop anti-Pakistan terrorist groups in Afghanistan from targeting this country.
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Chinese diplomacy
— 2026-03-14
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Will Muslim states be willing to participate in such an endeavour?
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Gaza second phase
— 2026-01-18
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It requires an all-out human endeavour to establish a relentless egalitarian world order.
Dawn Editorials —
Faith and action
— 2026-01-16
Synonyms
try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim, seek, set out; strive, struggle, labour,
Antonyms
break, ease (up), let up, slacken
Curator example
“he is endeavouring to help the Third World”
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