endeavor to do

endeavor to do something

to try to do something. Whenever I endeavor to console her, she breaks down again. Maria endeavored to comfort Henry.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Habibullah	-	Arabic
Timofei	tee-mah-FYAY	Russian
Missie	MIS-ee	English
Estella	[e'stelə]
Hila	-	Hebrew
Mattin	-	Basque