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Definition 1:
Work done by the mind or body :energy used to do something noncount count 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. .
Examples:
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]
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.
His novel’s surprise ending is not really convincing, but we’ll give him an A for effort.
Definition 2:
A serious attempt to do something often followed by to + verb .
Examples:
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.
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.
Definition 3:
Something produced by work .
Examples:
This painting was one of my best efforts.
It wasn’t bad for a first effort.
Definition 4:
Something that is hard to do .
Examples:
I was so tired this morning that is was an effort (for me) to get out of bed.
Definition 5:
All that is being done to achieve a particular goal .
Examples:
He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort. [=to the effort to win the war]
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