effort
exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
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.
Origin of effort
1synonym study For effort
Other words for effort
Other words from effort
- coun·ter·ef·fort, noun
- o·ver·ef·fort, noun
- pre·ef·fort, noun
Words Nearby effort
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How to use effort in a sentence
That’s a view that most nonreligious Americans reject, which is likely a part of the reason that their support for Biden is so high, despite the campaign’s minimal outreach efforts.
More And More Americans Aren’t Religious. Why Are Democrats Ignoring These Voters? | Daniel Cox | September 17, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency.
Timeline: The 124 times Trump has downplayed the coronavirus threat | Aaron Blake, JM Rieger | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThis was part of a larger effort by Kroc and former McDonald’s chairman Fred Turner to identify entrepreneurs who were commercially minded and driven to succeed.
Why McDonald’s sets the standard for equitable business models | jakemeth | September 16, 2020 | FortuneA who’s who of celebrities plans to boycott Instagram tomorrow in an effort to pressure its parent company, Facebook to do a better job of controlling violence, racism, and hate across its services.
Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, and Leonardo DiCaprio plan one-day Instagram boycott. Here’s why | Danielle Abril | September 15, 2020 | FortuneMy Bay Area neighborhood, on the other hand, has benefited from consistent investment in efforts to defend it against the ravages of climate change.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration | by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut | September 15, 2020 | ProPublica
As part of that effort, Said received weapons training for months, sources told The Daily Beast.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre | Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe effort to sterilize his image first began when Epstein hired Los Angeles-based spin doctors Sitrick Co.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe U.S. military just unveiled a new effort to get Iraqis ready to battle ISIS.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’ | Nancy A. Youssef | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere the U.S. once sought to train several divisions worth, the latest effort is for just 3,000 troops.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’ | Nancy A. Youssef | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTPolice Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.
The remaining one struggled for another half-minute, and flared up in one last, desperate effort.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanHe had seen the act committed, he felt sure but had made no effort whatever to stop the thief.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxI shall therefore, in my effort to prove the Bible fallible, quote almost wholly from Christian critics.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordTo make the effort of articulation a vital impulse in response to a mental concept,—this is the object sought.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickMake a personal appeal to your men and Godley's to make a supreme effort to hold their ground.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for effort
/ (ˈɛfət) /
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
Origin of effort
1Derived forms of effort
- effortful, adjective
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Scientific definitions for effort
[ ĕf′ərt ]
Force applied against inertia.
The force needed by a machine in order to accomplish work on a load. Compare load.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with effort
see all out (effort); last-ditch effort.
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