empeñarse — meaning in English

English meaning

• endeavor noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
• hock noun The joint on the hind leg of an animal such as a horse, dog, or pig, roughly equivalent to an ankle.

Senses

empeñarse is used for these senses in English:

• endeavor (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
• endeavor To work with purpose.
• hock (transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

endeavor — full definition

1. noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
2. verb To try hard to do something.

hock — full definition

1. noun The joint on the hind leg of an animal such as a horse, dog, or pig, roughly equivalent to an ankle.
2. verb To pawn an item as security for a loan.
3. noun A white wine from the Rhine region of Germany.

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