effort
🇺🇸
/ˈefərt/
🇬🇧
/ˈefət/
noun
B1
trying hard to do something, especially when it is not easy
She put a lot of effort into learning to play the piano.
B1
the energy you use to do something; something that needs energy
Lifting the heavy box took a lot of effort.
R
an organized activity by a group to achieve a goal
The community made a big effort to clean up the park.
R
the result of trying to do something
His first effort at drawing was not very good.
R
a force used by a machine or in a process
The machine uses less effort to lift heavy objects.
translation
trying hard to do something, especially when it is not easy; the energy you use to do something; something that needs energy; an organized activity by a group to achieve a goal; the result of trying to do something; a force used by a machine or in a process
Word Forms
Plural
efforts