Dictionary · French

s'évertuer

verb

Conjugate

Senses

  1. 1.

    to strive; to make a great effort

    to exert oneself persistently to accomplish something

  2. 2.

    to try hard; to do one's best

    to apply sustained effort or energy toward a goal

Examples

  • "Elle s'évertue à apprendre le piano depuis des années."

    She has been striving to learn the piano for years.

  • "Il s'évertue à convaincre ses parents d'accepter son projet."

    He is making great efforts to convince his parents to accept his project.

  • "Les chercheurs s'évertueront à trouver un remède."

    Researchers will endeavor to find a cure.

Usage

Always used reflexively (s'évertuer). Formal or slightly literary register. Often followed by *à* + infinitive. Implies persistent, determined effort, sometimes with a sense of struggling or difficulty. Common in written and formal contexts.