noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 💬 Examples "made an effort to cover all the reading material""wished him luck in his endeavor" 🔗 Similar words attempteffortendeavorendeavour
verb make an effort or attemptput to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use toput on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial oftake a sample of 💬 Examples "He tried to shake off his fears""The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps""This approach has been tried with good results""Test this recipe" 🔗 Similar words seekattemptessayassaytestprove