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
Hajna	HAWY-naw	Hungarian
Ognyana	-	Bulgarian
Chiyo	chee-yo	Japanese
Abdur-Rashid	-	Arabic
Neva	-	English
Carbrey	KAHR-bree	Irish, Scottish