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effort
[ ef-ert ]
noun
- exertion of physical or mental power:
It will take great effort to achieve victory.
Synonyms: ,
- an earnest or strenuous attempt:
an effort to keep to the schedule.
- something done by exertion or hard work:
I thought it would be easy, but it was an effort.
- an achievement, as in literature or art:
The painting is one of his finest efforts.
- the amount of exertion expended for a specified purpose:
the war effort.
- Chiefly British.
- an organized community drive or achievement.
- a fund-raising drive.
- Mechanics. the force or energy that is applied to a machine for the accomplishment of useful work.
effort
/ ˈɛə /
noun
- physical or mental exertion, usually considerable when unqualified
the rock was moved with effort
- a determined attempt
our effort to save him failed
- achievement; creation
a great literary effort
- physics an applied force acting against inertia
effort
- Force applied against inertia.
- The force needed by a machine in order to accomplish work on a load.
- Compare load
Derived Forms
- ˈڴڴǰٴڳܱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܲt·Эǰ noun
- v·Эǰ noun
- ·fǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of effort1
Idioms and Phrases
see all out (effort) ; last-ditch effort .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Their own fact-checking efforts disproved the accusation,” Smartmatic’s court filing said.
"These include the use of inappropriate language towards female learners, often driven by an effort to fit in or assert dominance in predominantly male environments," the report said.
The latest spasm of sectarian killings snarls the government’s all-out effort to move beyond the country’s 14-year civil war, which pitted Assad and his allies against a Sunni-dominated opposition comprising dozens of armed factions.
Prof Tom Gillingwater, Edinburgh University's chairman of anatomy said repatriations were an important part of efforts to care for historical collections.
Their efforts will be part of more than 1,000 May Day Strong events in more than 850 cities in the United States and abroad.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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