effort
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effort
- /ˈɛf.ət/ UK
- /ˈɛf.ɚt/ US
- /ˈef.ət/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈɛfɔrt/
Where it comes from
From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exfortiō, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”).
Compare typologically Bulgarian усилие (usilie), Czech úsilí, Polish wysiłek, Russian уси́лие (usílije) (< Proto-Slavic *sila).
noun efforts
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The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
make an effort
Similar: trouble
- An endeavor. Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
- A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. the two bodies between which the effort acts
Similar: struggle
verb efforts · efforting · efforted
- To make an effort.
- To strengthen, fortify or stimulate When old, he lived in London where, being High-minded and Poor, he was exposed to the contempt of disingenuous persons. Yet he efforted his Spirits with a Commemoration of the Days of Old.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: elbow grease, exertion, travail, endeavor, endeavour, feat, try, drive, attempt, exploit, movement, deed, campaign, cause, sweat, crusade
noun
Similar: struggle
Translations
Every language
noun the amount of work involved in achieving something
| Español | esfuerzo, ahínco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 노력 noryeok |
| 日本語 | 努力 doryoku |
| 中文 | 努力 nǔlì, 費力 /费力 fèilì |
| हिन्दी | प्रयास prayās, कोशिश kośiś, जतन jatan, प्रयत्न prayatna |
| Kiswahili | juhudi |
| Português | esforço |
| Français | effort |
| Deutsch | Anstrengung, Aufwand, Bemühung |
| Italiano | sforzo |
| Ελληνικά | προσπάθεια prospátheia |
| Română | efort, solicitare |
| Русский | уси́лие usílije, стара́ние staránije, поту́га potúga |
| Tiếng Việt | nỗ lực |
| العربية | جَهْد jahd, جُهْد juhd, مَجْهُود majhūd, سَعْي saʕy |
| עברית | מַאֲמָץ ma'amáts |
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title = {effort},
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