effort
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal noun from esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exfortiare, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
effort (plural efforts)
- The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
- It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment withing walking distance of the office.
- He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper.
- 2011 June 22, Press Association, “Manchester United offer Park Ji-sung a new two-year contract”, The Guardian:
- The 30-year-old South Korean, who joined United in 2005, retired from international duty after last season's Asian Cup in an effort to prolong his club
- An endeavour.
- 2012 March 1, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
- But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
- Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
- 2012 March 1, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
Usage notes [edit]
- Adjectives often used with "effort": conscious, good, poor, etc.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
the amount of work involved in achieving something
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endeavour — see endeavour
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Verb [edit]
effort (third-person singular simple present efforts, present participle efforting, simple past and past participle efforted)
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French, from Old French esfort, from esforcier. Compare Spanish esfuerzo, Catalan esforç, Portuguese esforço, Italian sforzo.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
effort m (plural efforts)
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Old French [edit]
Noun [edit]
effort m (oblique plural efforz, nominative singular efforz, nominative plural effort)
- Alternative form of esfort.
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