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Any Reform Bill which is worth a moment's thought, or the smallest effort to carry it, must at least double, and it ought to do much more than double, the representation of the metropolitan boroughs and of all the great cities of the United Kingdom.
John Bright

Meaning of "effort" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EFFORT

From Old French esfort, from esforcier to force, ultimately from Latin fortis strong.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EFFORT

effort  [ˈɛfət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EFFORT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Effort is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EFFORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

effort

Energy

In physics, energy is a property of objects, transferable among them via fundamental interactions, which can be converted in form but not created or destroyed. The joule is the SI unit of energy, based on the amount transferred to an object by the mechanical work of moving it 1 metre against a force of 1 newton. Work and heat are two categories of processes or mechanisms that can transfer a given amount of energy. The second law of thermodynamics limits the amount of work that can be performed by energy that is obtained via a heating process—some energy is always lost as waste heat. The maximum amount that can go into work is called the available energy. Systems such as machines and living things often require available energy, not just any energy. Mechanical and other forms of energy can be transformed in the other direction into thermal energy without such limitations. There are many forms of energy, but all these types must meet certain conditions such as being convertible to other kinds of energy, obeying conservation of energy, and causing a proportional change in mass in objects that possess it.

Definition of effort in the English dictionary

The first definition of effort in the dictionary is physical or mental exertion, usually considerable when unqualified. Other definition of effort is a determined attempt. Effort is also achievement; creation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EFFORT


Beaufort
ˈbəʊfət
comfort
ˈkʌmfət
countereffort
ˈkaʊntərˌɛfət
discomfort
dɪsˈkʌmfət
discomforting
dɪsˈkʌmfət
Frankfort
ˈfræŋkfət
Montfort
ˈmɒntfət
mutessarifat
ˌmuːtəˈsærɪfət
Seifert
ˈsiːˌfət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EFFORT

effloresce
efflorescence
efflorescent
effluence
effluent
effluvia
effluvial
effluvium
efflux
efforce
effort bargain
effortful
effortfully
effortfulness
effortless
effortlessly
effortlessness
effronteries
effrontery
effulge

WORDS THAT END LIKE EFFORT

airport
Belfort
cold comfort
counterfort
export
fort
hillfort
hold the fort
import
ort
piedfort
port
report
resort
Roquefort
short
sort
sport
support
Territoire de Belfort

Synonyms and antonyms of effort in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EFFORT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «effort» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of effort

Translation of «effort» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EFFORT

Find out the translation of effort to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of effort from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «effort» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

努力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esfuerzo
570 millions of speakers

English

effort
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रयास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جُهْد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

усилие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esforço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রচেষ্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Usaha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anstrengung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

努力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gaweyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nỗ lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முயற்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रयत्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çaba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sforzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysiłek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зусилля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

efort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσπάθεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poging om
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ansträngning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anstrengelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of effort

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFORT»

The term «effort» is very widely used and occupies the 3.690 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFORT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «effort» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «effort» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about effort

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10 QUOTES WITH «EFFORT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word effort.
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Mahmoud Abbas
And also I assert our interest in respecting all our obligations and implementing all our commitments. And will save no effort whatever to protect this newborn opportunity of peace, that is provided through what we have already declared here today.
2
Chinua Achebe
Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.
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David Archuleta
It's cool when people notice that you make an effort to live certain values.
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Charles Babbage
The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort, but partly on the frequency with which it is exerted.
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Liberty Hyde Bailey
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.
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Heston Blumenthal
I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.
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John Bright
Any Reform Bill which is worth a moment's thought, or the smallest effort to carry it, must at least double, and it ought to do much more than double, the representation of the metropolitan boroughs and of all the great cities of the United Kingdom.
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Calvin Coolidge
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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Jerry Costello
Mr. Speaker, genocide is the most potent of all crimes against humanity because it is an effort to systematically wipe out a people and a culture as well as individual lives.
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Ajay Devgan
There're so many things I want to do, like become more media savvy. I am too lazy. But I'm making an effort.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EFFORT»

Discover the use of effort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to effort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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F for Effort: More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers
Presents a collection of incorrect yet humorous test answers from real students, from an elementary student claiming that "two halves make a whale" to a high schooler who credits Galileo with inventing the solar system.
Richard Benson, 2012
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Logical Effort: Designing Fast CMOS Circuits
This book begins by equipping you with a sound understanding of the method's essential procedures and concepts-so you can start using it immediately.
Ivan Edward Sutherland, Robert F. Sproull, David F. Harris, 1999
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Efficiency and Effort: An Analysis of Industrial Administration
This difference in level of effort value may be illustrated by visualizing C and T as average effort values in two contrasting industries, such as Coal and Textiles. But the concept 'level of effort value' is also useful in describing the finer ...
W. Baldamus, 2013
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Unconscious Effort
The best kept secrets are the ones never told, and the best assassins are the ones that keep their secrets, Forrest McCain is a highly trained and extremely effective killer working for the government...only he doesn't know it.
Tom Taylor, 2009
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Big Money, Little Effort: A Winning Strategy for Profitable ...
From the best-selling author of the Next Big Investment Boom, this book provides everything you need to know about making the world's money markets work to your advantage, enabling you to turn basic investments into a winning portfolio.Big ...
Mark Shipman, 2008
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Public Health Practice in Australia: The Organised Effort
Public Health Practice in Australia offers a thorough introduction to the Australian public health system and its practices.
Vivian Lin, James Smith, Sally Fawkes, 2007
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Zero Effort Technologies: Considerations, Challenges, and ...
This book introduces zero-effort technologies (ZETs), an emerging class of technology that requires little or no effort from the people who use it.
Jennifer Boger, Jesse Hoey, 2011
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The Lazy Intellectual: Maximum Knowledge, Minimal Effort
They want their information. And they want it now. This book fills that void next to the recliner as the go-to reference whenever work conversations or bar trivia have you feeling stupid.
Richard Wallace, 2010
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Effort and Excellence in Urban Classrooms: Expecting, and ...
Shows how students in urban schools begin to perform better when educators' and parents' expectations grow, by providing research from similar scenarios and instructions for what needs to be done to achieve this goal.
H. Dickson Corbett, Bruce L. Wilson, Belinda Williams, 2002
10
Animal Rights: Noble Cause Or Needless Effort?
Provides information about animal rights, examines the current controversy, and includes opinions and perspectives for both sides of the debate.
Marna A. Owen, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EFFORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term effort is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rivlin: Israel Making 'Every Effort' to Bring Mengistu Home
"We will continue to make every effort in order to bring an end to this incident, as soon as possible," he concluded. Tags: HamasabductionPresident Reuven ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
2
Rally kicks off effort to recall three Jefferson County school board …
With their voices ready and with pens on hand supporters of the Jefferson County School Board Recall effort filed in to the JeffCo Fairgrounds ... «FOX31 Denver, Jul 15»
3
Smithsonian launching effort to capture diversity of plants
WASHINGTON — Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution are launching a new initiative with the U.S. Botanic Garden and National Arboretum ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
New York City's illiberal effort to silence Donald Trump
It's astounding that there hasn't been more outrage at Mayor de Blasio's threat to use the power of New York City's purse to try to shut up ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
5
Coal City kids get break from tornado recovery effort
Children affected by the June 22 tornado that struck Coal City make spin art Wednesday at Coal City Elementary School. Channahon Park ... «Morris Daily Herald, Jul 15»
6
Effort to recall state Rep. Hoyle dropped
A Junction City gun store owner has dropped his effort to recall state Rep. Val Hoyle, a Eugene Democrat, over her support for expanding ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
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UChicago anthropologist leads global effort to improve climate …
Calling it an “insanely ambitious effort,” Kathleen Morrison, the Neukom Family Professor of Anthropology, is one of the leaders of the LandUse ... «UChicago News, Jul 15»
8
House GOP effort would tap disaster fund for some wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are proposing that some forest fires be treated like federal disasters, an attempt to win broader ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
9
After NRI, effort to give voting rights to migrants: Government to …
"The effort has been made by them," a bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu said after Narasimha made the statement on the issue. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
National Park Service launches effort to connect Americans with parks
As it prepares for its centennial, the service has launched "Find Your Park," an effort to connect Americans with properties in their city, state and ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»

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