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effort

/ˈɛfɚt/

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noun

plural -forts

work done by the mind or body :energy used to do something [noncount]

He put a lot of effort into finishing the project on time.

It wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort.

We need to expend more/extra effort.

The job will require/take a great deal of time and effort.

a lack of effort

She seems to do everything without effort. [=effortlessly; very easily] [count]

Our success is due to the combined/concerted efforts of many people.

Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.

He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.

If you get an A for effort or an E for effort or (Brit) full marks for effort, you are given credit for working hard to do something, even though the result of the work was not successful.

His novel's surprise ending is not really convincing, but we'll give him an A for effort.

[count] :a serious attempt to do something

Even though they didn't win, the team made a good/valiant effort.

a determined/desperate effort

a last-ditch effort

Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.

The project is a team effort. [=is being done by a group of people]

Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was. - often followed by to + verb

He made no effort to hide his feelings. [=he showed his feelings openly]

In an effort to avoid further delays, the delivery process has been simplified.

I had to make a conscious/deliberate effort not to laugh.

The school makes every effort [=the school does all that it can] to help new students become adjusted to college life.

[count] :something produced by work

This painting was one of my best efforts.

It wasn't bad for a first effort.

[singular] :something that is hard to do

I was so tired this morning that it was an effort (for me) to get out of bed.

[noncount] :all that is being done to achieve a particular goal

He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort. [=to the effort to win the war]

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