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n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

task, project, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

cause, drive, movement, campaign, crusade

n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

presentation, presentment, demonstration

n. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"

march, marching music

n. genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"

pursuit, chase, follow, following

n. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

cause, drive, movement, campaign, crusade

n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

journey, journeying

n. the act of traveling from one place to another

pilgrimage, pilgrim's journey

n. a journey to a sacred place

yowl, howl, yammer, wrawl

v. cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

mesh, lock, operate, engage

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

reserve, arrange in advance, obtain in advance

v. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

expect, require, ask

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

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