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effort

  • noun
  • /ˈɛf.ət/

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

Other meanings

  1. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.

Synonyms

  • struggle
  • attempt
  • try

Related words

  • countereffort
  • effortful
  • effortpost
  • A for effort
  • make every effort
  • center of effort
  • low-effort syndrome
  • spare no effort
  • best efforts
  • centre of effort
  • effort distance
  • effortless

Example sentences

  • “Will the humanitarian mission expand its efforts?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “I might make more of an effort to learn it.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "ex".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “effort” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.