Definitions for effort
ˈɛf ərtef·fort

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, trynoun

   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"

2. effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweatnoun

   use of physical or mental energy; hard work

   "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

3. feat, effort, exploitnoun

   a notable achievement

   "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"

4. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effortnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. effortnoun

   The amount of 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.

2. effortnoun

   An endeavour.

   Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.

3. effortverb

   To make an effort.

4. effortverb

   To stimulate.

   He efforted his spirits. uE000127628uE001 Fuller.

5. Etymology: From effort, from esfort, deverbal noun from esforcier, from *exfortiare, from ex + fortis

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Effortnoun

   Struggle; laborious endeavour.

   Etymology: effort, French.

   If, after having gained victories, we had made the same efforts as if we had lost them, France could not have withstood us. Joseph Addison, on the State of the War.

   Though the same sun, with all diffusive rays,
   Blush in the rose, and in the diamond blaze,
   We prize the stronger effort of his pow’r,
   And always set the gem above the flow’r. Alexander Pope, Epist. 1.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. effort

   Effort refers to the physical or mental energy that is exerted to achieve something. It often involves hard work, determination, or striving towards a particular goal or task. It can also mean the force applied to perform a particular action or move an object.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Effortnoun

   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

2. Effortnoun

   a force acting on a body in the direction of its motion

3. Effortverb

   to stimulate

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Effort

   ef′fort, n. a putting forth of strength: attempt: struggle.—adj. Ef′fortless, making no effort: passive. [Fr.,—L. ex, out, fortis, strong.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. effort

   To use energy for a specific purpose.

   She always made a fantastic effort and focused, she was always achieving remarkable things and always acknowledged the team who supported her.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 12, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Accomplishment
   • Activity
   • Labor
   • Venture

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'effort' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1327

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'effort' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1840

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'effort' in Nouns Frequency: #320

How to pronounce effort?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of effort in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of effort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of effort in a Sentence

1. Napoleon Hill:

   Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

2. Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez:

   Inviting the former President, who incited the January 6th insurrection in an effort to overthrow the government and prevent the peaceful transition of power, is nothing short of a slap in the face to South Texans, instead of coming down to try and divide people by misrepresenting the border community on the national stage, I urge the Governor to work together to enact meaningful policy solutions that will bring real border security.

3. Carl DeHaven:

   We all have the ability to adjust our course towards a more better direction. Choosing to do so is less painful than being forced to. Moving toward a destination that is beneficial to ourselves and others could be worth the effort. Know Yer Loved, CWD

4. Denis McDonough:

   That's what we ought to be focused on, but unfortunately the decisions I made obfuscated that effort. We're going to continue make sure we're focused on that and working with our friends to make sure something like that doesn't happen again.

5. Brandon Minoff:

   I know many people who are pro-gun and others who support gun control but it seems that the media is specifically targeting those in support of gun control to make it seem as if they are the majority, and the liberal news outlets are the ones that seem to make the bigger effort to speak to these people, and I'm talking from experience.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=effort
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Effort
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=effort
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effort
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=effort