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Effort I Make Put Making Made Lot Time

Word effort
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈefət / NAmE / ˈefərt /
Example
  • you should put more effort into your work.
  • a lot of effort has gone into making this event a success.
  • the company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes.
  • it's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.
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effort

(noun)BrE / ˈefət / NAmE / ˈefərt /
  1. the physical or mental energy that you need to do something; something that takes a lot of energy
    • You should put more effort into your work.
    • A lot of effort has gone into making this event a success.
    • The company has invested a great deal of time and effort in setting up new training schemes.
    • It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.
    • Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult).
    • With (an) effort(= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing.
  2. an attempt to do something especially when it is difficult to do
    • a determined/real/special effort
    • to make an effort
    • I didn't really feel like going out, but I am glad I made the effort.
    • The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.
    • The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.
    • We need to make a concerted effort to finish on time.
    • I spent hours cleaning the house, but there isn't much to show for all my efforts.
    • With an effort of will he resisted the temptation.
    • The project was a joint/group effort.
  3. a particular activity that a group of people organize in order to achieve something
    • the Russian space effort
    • the United Nations’ peacekeeping effort
  4. the result of an attempt to do something
    • I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort.
  5. to think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing
  6. Extra Examples

    • All the team members have put in a great deal of effort.
    • Critics said the plan would undermine efforts to address the current crisis.
    • Despite our best efforts, we didn’t manage to win the game.
    • Diplomatic efforts to end the crisis failed.
    • Districts have not made a good-faith effort to implement public school choice.
    • Governments are pooling their efforts to stem international terrorism.
    • He failed in his efforts to give up smoking.
    • He spearheaded efforts to raise money for the school.
    • Her efforts earned her a Nobel Prize.
    • Her efforts were rewarded when she won an Oscar.
    • I can see you have made a big effort to clean up.
    • I have to make a conscious effort to be polite so early in the morning.
    • I make sporadic efforts to sort out my files.
    • It takes constant effort to become fluent in a language.
    • It took a whole day of hard effort to knock down the wall.
    • No effort has been spared to make this hotel a welcoming, comfortable place.
    • Second prize was a fair reward for his efforts.
    • Senior leaders are investing time and effort in studying the issue.
    • She made a feeble effort to smile, then started crying again.
    • Students, teachers and families got together in a team effort to decorate the school.
    • The Democratic get-out-the-vote effort placed heavy emphasis on the youth vote.
    • The UN General Secretary flew in in a last-ditch effort to save the talks.
    • The club has changed the rules in an effort to make them fairer.
    • The gallery owner applauded the efforts of firefighters to save the exhibits.
    • The museum relies on the voluntary efforts of enthusiasts.
    • The police channelled their efforts into searching around the river.
    • The police have renewed their efforts to find the murderer.
    • The police tried to channel their efforts into searching the forest.
    • The report outlines the efforts undertaken by the industry.
    • The walk is difficult but well worth the effort.
    • The wound resisted all my efforts to stop it bleeding.
    • They launched an AIDS education effort.
    • This can be done quickly and with very little effort.
    • Through their efforts, enough money was raised to buy the equipment.
    • We all appreciate your efforts.
    • We are making every effort to obtain the release of the hostages.
    • We tried to ensure that efforts were not duplicated.
    • We’re targeting our efforts at making our website appealing to younger people.
    • a grass-roots effort by workers to transform their country
    • an outfit which enables you to look good with minimal effort
    • educational efforts targeted at children from ethnic minorities
    • pioneering efforts to restructure the industry
    • the amount of effort required
    • the continuing effort to find the missing girls
    • their frantic efforts to put out the fire
    • Getting up this morning was quite an effort.
    • I didn’t really feel like going out, but I’m glad I made the effort.
    • I spent hours cleaning the house but there isn’t much to show for all my efforts.
    • I’ll make a special effort to finish on time this week.
    • It’s a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.
    • They met once more in an attempt/effort to find a solution.
    • a great/enormous/strenuous effort

    Word Origin

    • late 15th cent.: from French, from Old French esforcier, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + fortis ‘strong’.
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