effort (ˈɛfət
)
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
ˈeffortful adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from Old French esfort, from esforcier to force, ultimately from Latin fortis strong; see forceC15: from Old French from to force, ultimately from Latin strong; see 1Synonyms
View thesaurus entry=
exertion,
work,
labour,
trouble,
force,
energy,
struggle,
stress,
application,
strain,
striving,
graft,
toil,
welly,
hard graft,
travail,
elbow grease,
blood, sweat, and tears,
=
achievement,
act,
performance,
product,
job,
production,
creation,
feat,
deed,
accomplishment,
attainment,
Quotations
"Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt"
"Lovely it is, when the winds are churning up the waves on the great sea, to gaze out from the land on the great efforts of someone else"
"Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well"
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might"
Bible: Ecclesiastes
Translations
- British English:
effort
If you make an effort to do something, you try hard to do it.He made no effort to hide his feelings.ˈɛfət NOUN He made no effort to hide his feelings.
- Spanish:
esfuerzo
nm
- French:
effort
nm
- German:
Anstrengung
nf
- Chinese: 努力 n
- Arabic: جُهْد n
- Portuguese: esforço nm
- Russian: усилие nnt
- Croatian: napor nm
- Czech: úsilí nnt
- Danish: bestræbelse nutr
- Dutch: inspanning nf
- Finnish: vaivannäkö n
- Greek: προσπάθεια nf
- Italian: sforzo nm
- Japanese: 努力 n
- Korean: 노력 n
- Norwegian: anstrengelse nm
- Polish: wysiłek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: esforço nm
- European Spanish:
esfuerzo
nm
- Swedish: ansträngning nutr
- Thai: ความพยายาม n
- Turkish: çaba n
- Vietnamese: nỗ lực n
Usage examples
I could have reached out and without the slightest effort helped him.
, BETTER THAN THIS (2002)Mr Miller is also making a concerted effort to corner a new market: young professionals.
Country Life (2005)Therefore, it must be equally central in any effort to resolve it.
Irish Times (2002)He's adapted very well indeed and has put his effort and determination into developing his own game.
Glasgow Herald (2001)But instead, most of the effort at first was concentrated on general cleansing.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)