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English

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Etymology

Old French esfort > Latin ex- + fortis

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. The amount of work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
  2. An endeavour.


Translations


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Effort \Ef"fort\, n. [F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz,
fr. esforcier. See Efforce.]
1. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or
mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more
or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the
accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a
wall.
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We prize the stronger effort of his power. --Pope.
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2. (Mech.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its
motion. --Rankine.

Syn: Endeavor; exertion; struggle; strain; straining;
attempt; trial; essay. See Attempt.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Effort \Ef"fort\, v. t.
To stimulate. [Obs.] "He efforted his spirits." --Fuller.
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WordNet effort
n 1: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or
accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the
reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor";
"she gave it a good try" [syn: attempt, endeavor, endeavour,
try]
2: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A
for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn:
elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat]
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward
a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready
for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end
slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign,
cause, crusade, drive, movement]
4: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the
book was her finest effort" [syn: deed, feat, exploit]
Moby Dictionary
accomplished fact , accomplishment , achievement , act , acta , action ,
ad hoc measure , adventure , affair , answer , application , approach ,
artifice , assay , attainment , attempt , bid , blow , business , chore ,
commitment , contract , contrivance , countermove , coup ,
course of action , crack , creation , deal , dealings , deed , demarche ,
determination , device , dodge , doing , doings , elbow grease ,
endeavor , energy , engagement , enterprise , essay , exertion ,
expedient , experiment , exploit , fait accompli , feat , fling , force ,
gambit , gest , gimmick , go , hand , handiwork , hard pull ,
improvisation , job , jury-rig , jury-rigged expedient , labor ,
last expedient , last resort , last shift , lick , long pull ,
makeshift , maneuver , means , measure , might , might and main , move ,
muscle , nerve and sinew , obligation , offer , operation , overt act ,
pains , passage , performance , pis aller , plan , power , proceeding ,
production , program , project , proposition , puissance , res gestae ,
resolution , resort , resource , shake-up , shift , shot , solution ,
stab , step , stopgap , strain , stratagem , striving , stroke ,
stroke of policy , strong bid , struggle , stunt , tactic , task ,
temporary expedient , tentative , thing , thing done , toil ,
tour de force , transaction , travail , trial , trial and error , trick ,
trouble , trump , try , turn , undertaking , venture , whack , while ,
work , working hypothesis , working proposition , works


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