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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
/ ĕ′ə /
- Force applied against inertia.
- The force needed by a machine in order to accomplish work on a load.
- Compare load
Derived Forms
- ˈڴڴǰٴڳܱ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of effort1
Idioms and Phrases
see all out (effort) ; last-ditch effort .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Could easily be prominent again for her although would be some effort to become only third horse to complete Gold Cup-National double.
In an effort to separate himself from Falcón, Ordaz appeared to strike him in the face, which sent Falcón flopping to the turf and had Miami demanding a red card.
It would take a monumental effort for Sun to appear back in a U.S. courtroom, said one expert familiar with the extradition process.
Trump and hissupporters have long criticized NOAA's climate research efforts as being politically motivated.
The combination of these schemes allowed conservative judges in remote federal courthouses to block major policy initiatives by President Biden, such as his efforts to enact student debt relief.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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