Meaning of effort | Babel Free

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1. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
2. done without (apparent) effort. The dancer's movements looked effortless. sonder inspanning بِدون جُهْد лесен sem esforço lehký, snadný mühelos let; nem; ubesværet αβίαστος, που γίνεται χωρίς προσπάθεια sin esfuerzo, fácil sundimatu آسان؛ بی دردسر vaivaton aisé לְלֹא מַאֲמָץ प्रयत्न के बिना nenaporan, lak könnyű mudah, tanpa susah payah áreynslulaus sciolto, disinvolto らくらくとした 노력이 필요 없는 nereikalaujantis pastangų, lengvas veicams bez piepūles mudah moeiteloosuanstrengt, ubesværet bez wysiłku, ...
3. An endeavor.
4. ongedwonge, natuurlik بِدون جُهْد лесно sem esforço bez námahy, snadno mühelos let; nemt; så let som ingenting αβίαστα, χωρίς προσπάθεια sin esfuerzo, fácilmente sundimatult بطور بی دردسر؛ آسان vaivattomasti sans effort לְלֹא הִתאֲמצוּת सरलता से bez napora könnyedén dengan mudah auðveldlega con disinvoltura/scioltezza たやすく 쉽게 be pastangų, lengvai bez piepūles; viegli dengan mudah moeiteloosuanstrengt, ubesværet bez wysiłku, łatwo د آسان په توګه sem esforço fără efort легко bez námahy lahkotno...
5. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
6. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.
7. A difficult exertion of strength or will: It was an effort to get up.
8. A usually earnest attempt: Make an effort to arrive promptly.
9. Something done or produced through exertion; an achievement: a play that was his finest effort.
10. Physics a. Force applied against inertia.
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11. physical or mental exertion, usually considerable when unqualified: the rock was moved with effort.
12. a determined attempt: our effort to save him failed.
13. achievement; creation: a great literary effort.

Equivalents

Examples

“make an effort”

“take a lot of effort”

“put in effort”

“It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office. He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper.”

“The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.”

“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”

“Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.”

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

“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.”

“the two bodies between which the effort acts”

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