Effort | Mean of effort in English Dictionary

/ˈɛfɚt/

• Noun
• work done by the mind or body
1. He put a lot of effort into finishing the project on time.
2. It wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort.
3. We need to expend more/extra effort.
4. The job will require/take a great deal of time and effort.
5. a lack of effort
6. She seems to do everything without effort. [=effortlessly; very easily]
7. Our success is due to the combined/concerted efforts of many people.
8. Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.
9. He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.
10. His novel's surprise ending is not really convincing, but we'll give him an A for effort.
• a serious attempt to do something
1. Even though they didn't win, the team made a good/valiant effort.
2. a determined/desperate effort
3. a last-ditch effort
4. Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.
5. The project is a team effort. [=is being done by a group of people]
6. Despite my best efforts, I never found out who she was.
7. He made no effort to hide his feelings. [=he showed his feelings openly]
8. In an effort to avoid further delays, the delivery process has been simplified.
9. I had to make a conscious/deliberate effort not to laugh.
10. The school makes every effort [=the school does all that it can] to help new students become adjusted to college life.
• something produced by work
1. This painting was one of my best efforts.
2. It wasn't bad for a first effort.

• something that is hard to do
1. I was so tired this morning that it was an effort (for me) to get out of bed.
• all that is being done to achieve a particular goal
1. He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort. [=to the effort to win the war]